The CIFE established full fledged center at Lahli-Baniyani near Rohtak, in Haryana in March, 1996. The center has 4.5 ha farm at Lahli and 10 ha farm at Baniyani, the former representing the low saline zone and the latter high saline zone. The operational water area is however limited to about 1 ha and 2 ha respectively in Lahli and Baniyani farms. The center has 9 pilot prawn hatchery and multiple hatchery block. The center has five type I and four type II quarters and a guest house. The centre is organizing the short term training programs for the benefit of in-service personnel, researchers and fish farmers on various topics of fishery importance and also guiding the farmers who have problems related to fish diseases, mortality and poor growth. The CIFE Rohtak Centre is one of the major units working exclusively for the development of inland ground saline water aquaculture in India. The centre has already identified the suitable aquaculture species of both fish and prawn and has standardized few technologies ready for transfer to the end-users.