The Union Government will extend adequate funding for all requisite works needed to be executed in the lake for its development and beautification, said Leena Nandan.
Union Secretary of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (EF&CC), Leena Nandan, on Friday inspected Wular lake conservation works being taken up in Bandipora of Kashmir. [Photo:Twitter/@MoEF&CC]
Union Secretary of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (EF&CC), Leena Nandan, on Friday inspected Wular lake conservation works being taken up in Bandipora of Kashmir. The work is being executed by Wular Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA).
The Union Secretary inspected various conservation and ecotourism works being carried out in the lake area.
Chief Executive Director (CED) WUCMA briefed the Union Secretary about the progress made in the conservation process including dredging operations being carried out in different sections of the lake besides informing about future plans for developing Wular as a top tourism destination.
It was informed that the dredging work was carried out in critically silted portions of the lake under which an area of 3.10 square kilometers was de-silted thus enhancing the water holding capacity of the lake significantly.
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The CED also briefed about the nature of catchment conservation works, biodiversity conservation works and eco-tourism development works that have been taken up under the Wular Action Plan including construction of non-motorable road (pathway) around the lake.
The officers said that Wular Lake is a valuable asset of not only the district but of the whole UT and if the tourism potential here is exploited fully, it will entirely change the socio-economic condition of the local population of the district.
They informed that there is a huge potential for water sports besides having huge fish stocks in the lake. The administration also intends to develop a golf club on one of the islands inside the Wular, they added.
The Union Secretary was appreciative of works taken up by the authority and said that the Union Government has prioritized conservation of this famous lake with focus on tapping the vast ecotourism potential of the site.
She assured that the Union government will extend adequate funding for all requisite works needed to be executed in the lake for its development and beautification.
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