The government has sanctioned Rs 200 crore for the conservation and management of largest freshwater lake in India
Union Minister for Environment, Forest, Climate Change, Labour and Employment, Bhupender Yadav recently visited Bandipora district. The minister reviewed the status of the works being executed in the Wular Lake with physical and financial achievements, the progress of dredging etc.
Yadav said that the Wular Lake has a huge potential for the biggest fish production source and if exploited, it can change the socio-economic condition of the local population. The minister was informed that the works under the Wular Conservation Project have been taken up on large scale after the government-sanctioned the Wular Action Plan of Rs 200 crore for conservation and management of the lake. He also informed about the nature of catchment, conservation works, bio-diversity conservation and development of eco-tourism etc.
The Minister appreciated the efforts put in by the UT government and the district administration to conserve the lake and uplift the tourism sector in the district and urged the officers to work with extra zeal so as to bring the Wular Lake on the international tourist map.
Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forest, Climate Change, Rameshwar Prasad Gupta, District Development Council Chairman Abdul Gani Bhat, Additional Secretary Environment, Forest, Climate Change, Ravi Agarwal, Commissioner Secretary Forest, Sanjeev Verma, PCCF Dr Mohit Giri, Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad, Additional District Development Commissioner Ali Afsar Khan, Additional Deputy Commissioner Zahoor Ahmad Mir and other senior officers also accompanied the Union Minister.
