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| HC seeks report on Wular Lake conservation | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 13: A Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed government to file a comprehensive status about on conservation of Wullar Lake, India's largest fresh water lake in north Kashmir.
"On perusal of the record available, it appears that the respondents have not taken any steps towards the implementation of directions issued from time to time including the directions on 11-9-2013 and 2-12-2013," a division bench comprising Justices Hasnain Massodi and Justice DS Thakur said while hearing a PIL, seeking directions from the court to protect the water body.
"It would be appropriate to direct the respondents to file a comprehensive and detailed status report indicating the steps taken except one regarding union of India to post an expert to oversee implementation of Wullar lake."
In last orders, the Court had directed the government to file status report on the number of staff with suitable qualification to be drawn from the closed projects here and deployed in conservation project. Earlier the court had asked Department of National River Conservation, working under the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, to identify a suitable person specialized and expert in water bodies to depute him to Srinagar to oversee the implementation of Wullar Lake Conservation Project.
On the suggestions of Amicus Curiae for creation of one authority for all the water bodies in the state, Advocate General had informed the court that he has already set the ball rolling and the results may be evident in near future. |
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