Asia's largest dry fish market - Jagiroad, Assam

Jan14,2024

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Drying is one of the most commonly practiced method of fish preservation in Assam.

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Preservation

Situated approximately 50 kms away from Guwahati city, Jagiroad is a small industrial town in the Morigaon district of Assam

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Jagiroad

Popularly know for its largest dry fish market, the town once also held a Paper Mill named 'The Nagaon Paper Mill'

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Largest dry fish market

Jagiroad is considered to be the center of fish culture hatching and manufacture of fish in Assam.

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Center of fish culture

Variety of fish comes to this market from all over India; Lucknow and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, Porbandar in Gujarat, Siliguri in West Bengal etc.

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Variety of fish

The market generally operates three days in a week, i.e. Thursday to Saturday and about 500 tons of dry fish are sold in this market.

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Open three days a week

Dry fish from this market goes to almost all the North-eastern States, as well as exported to Bhutan, Malaysia and other South Asian countries.

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Import and Export