Chief Secretary also directed the officers to introduce a rating system of houseboats based on facilities and quality of service for the convenience of tourists.
April 27, 2022Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday flagged off 'Athwas', a unique partnership between citizens and authorities for the rejuvenation of Srinagar's iconic Dal Lake.
April 9, 2022Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Saturday conducted an extensive tour of interiors of Srinagar's Dal Lake and took stock of various ongoing works for the development of Model In-situ Rehabilitation and Tourist Villages.
April 2, 2022The Mayor also visited other parts of Dal Lake where Lily extraction is being carried out through pontoon-based machines, an innovative method utilised to extract the lily from roots for the first time in the Dal Lake.
October 10, 2021As part of the ongoing celebrations commemorating ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, Air Force Station Srinagar will conduct the air show at Dal Lake in Srinagar.
September 18, 2021The chief secretary chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Jammu & Kashmir Lakes & Waterways Development Authority (JKLAWDA) in Srinagar.
September 2, 2021The Lt Governor laid special emphasis on formulating long term and short-term solutions and said that these solutions should go side by side for their effective implementation.
September 30, 2020Vohra closely supervised the works and personally visited the troublesome spots to accelerate de-weeding.
June 7, 2020The UT administration has been approved a policy to regulate the functioning and operation of houseboats in these water-bodies that attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists.
April 8, 2020Meanwhile, a united opposition of the Congress, PDP, and NC have slammed the Centre for rolling out red carpet to the EU MPs.
October 30, 2019While the beauty of the Dal Lake in Srinagar attracts visitors, an early morning visit to the floating market is an experience apart, writes Suchayan Mandal.
November 1, 2018The initiative was started today from Water Sports Centre Nehru park and covered almost 1 km water track of the Dal Lake.
October 4, 2018Political scientists aver that “good government” is a poor alternative to self-government. Now Mr NN Vohra has held out a promise of adding a caveat to that verdict. For should during the present stint of Governor’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir a dent be made in the declining condition of Srinagar’s once-majestic Dal lake the …
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August 6, 2018Disappointed over the slow pace of cleaning and de-weeding of the iconic Dal Lake in Srinagar, Governor NN Vohra on Tuesday ordered satellite mapping of the entire lake area once every month. Vohra has been taking interest in cleaning of the Dal Lake that has considerably shrunk because of unchecked growth of weeds and encroachments. …
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July 18, 2018The government is installing CCTV cameras around the Dal and Nageen lakes in Srinagar to prevent further degradation of the world famous water bodies that attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to Kashmir. The chief secretary BB Vyas in a meeting of the monitoring committee for preservation and conservation of the Dal …
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April 29, 2018Move aims to prevent further degradation of the world famous water bodies
April 29, 2018Kashmir’s Wular Lake, which is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asia, is in bad shape as are other water bodies of Jammu and Kashmir because of encroachments and weed infestation caused by the authorities’ neglect. Preserving the beautiful water bodies that attracted a large number of tourists from across the globe appears to …
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February 25, 2018