A programme on the awareness of saving the threatened species of fishes was organized in the villages surrounding Ji-Bhorelli river, and at other locations as the Fisheries College (Assam Agricultural University) at Raha, among various fihsermen in Nagaon district (in Dharamtul) in fish markets of Bhalukpung, Balipara and in several schools, through a joint collaborative research programme comprising the Assam (Bhorelli) Anglers Association, Tezpur and the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow.