Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 30: Govt of India during the last five years has spent funds to the tune of ?23900 lakh on Dal Lake and an area of 6.5 sq kilometers has been cleared.
In reply to a question by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Er. Gulam Ali on funds sanctioned for preservation of lakes in Jammu & Kashmir during past five years, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that during past five years Rs. 23,900 have been utilized/spent on Dal lake. The outcome of the funds spent resulted in improved water quality, effluent parameters within permissible limits, development of jetties/viewing decks/floating jetties/parks etc., improving the livelihoods of Dal dwellers & other locals, mechanical de-weeding / skimming lily/floating garden extraction, aerators for circulation of water along shore line of lake, collection of solid waste(9-10 MTapprox.) from hamlets within the lake and the houseboats and surface Of the lake waters and its disposal, sewerage network of 863 houseboats Inside Dal-Nigeen Lake, proper supervision and monitoring of conservation works and construction activities etc.
MP Gulam Ali asked the Minister of Home Affairs to state how much funds have been sanctioned, year-wise during last five years, for preservation of Lakes in Jammu and Kashmir? funds spent for preservation of each Lake in Jammu and Kashmir and area-wise recovery of lake's area? how much funds have been utilized and how much remained unspent? how much funds have been spent on Dal Lake and outcome of the funds spent in restoring the lake? and what are the proposals for Gharana wetland, Mansar, Sruinsar and other lakes in Jammu region? |
