Patna, Jan. 18 -- The Bihar government on Thursday evening lifted ban on sale of live fish, three days after it banned the sale, transportation and storage of all kinds of fish - dead or alive - in Patna for 15 days, an official said.
Sanjay Sinha, the Principal Secretary of state Health Department, told the media here that the government has decided to lift ban on sale of live fish, mostly local fish.
According to sources in the Chief Minister's Office, the ban on live fish was lifted following a directive from CM Nitish Kumar, who was upset after reports of growing protests by fishermen and vendors selling fish despite a blanket ban on all kinds of fish in Patna.
Fish traders had also threatened to launch agitation against the ban.
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