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| Surveyor General of India to undertake Dal Lake survey | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 11: The State High Court today asked Surveyor General of India to undertake a survey of the Dal Lake within four weeks.
After hearing expert committee comprising Elattuvalapil Sreedharan, Dr. Nivedita P. Haran, Dr. Mangu Singh and M. C. Mehta and viewing a detailed power point presentation, a division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Tashi Rabstan also asked to examine the possibility of formally declaring the Dal Lake as an "Eco Sensitive Zone".
"We hereby issue a direction to the Surveyor General of India, Survey Office Dehradun, to undertake a survey of the Dal Lake in Srinagar; examine all available maps; draw linkage to existing revenue maps and place a report regarding the demarcation of the boundry of the Dal Lake," the court said and ordered that such exercise be completed within four weeks. The court said it shall be the responsibility of the Secretary Revenue to place all available maps and the revenue maps available with the Surveyor General of India within one week.
"In this regard a direction is issued to the State Government and LAWDA to facilitate examination of the boundaries to be undertaken by the Surveyor General of India."
The LAWDA, the court said, shall submit an inventory of the land owned by it to the Committee of Experts as well as measures which would be undertaken to protect the same. "The State Government shall formulate a proper policy for rehabilitation of the Dal Dewllers of and along with the Dal Lake which need to be rehabilitated in order to ensure protection and life of the Dal. This matter be examined by the Chief Secretary of the State and a report in this regard be also placed before the Committee of Experts at the earliest."
A report shall be submitted by the Department of Tourism of the State as well as LAWDA regarding the unregistered house boats on the Dal Lake and the manner in which they would be removed, the court said in other direction. "The State Government shall also examine the possibility of formally declaring the Dal Lake area as an Eco Sensitive Zone under the provisions of the Environment Protection Act, 1986.' |
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