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| Hoteliers voice concern over condition of water bodes in Jammu | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 28: All Jammu hotels and lodges association (AJHLA) has rued discrimination against Jammu region in respect of conservation and preservation of its water bodies as well as development of tourism.
A meeting of the hoteliers body was held today under the Chairmanship of to Inderjeet Khajuria and attended by Ajay Gupta Sr. Vice President, H.S Manhas Vice President Pawan Gupat gen Secy, Baldev Raj Treasurer, Sunil Secretary and Vikram jeet Singh publicity Secretary observed that while demanding Rs. 700 crores from the centre for protecting and preserving Dal Lake, Wullar Lake and Jhelum river, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has blatantly ignored the depleting water bodies in Jammu region like manser Surisar and river Tawi.
The association has observed that the state has already obtained Rs. 300 crores from centre for cleaning the lakes in Kashmir, whereas not a single penny has been spent on de-weeding and cleaning the Mansar and Surisar lakes in Jammu. Over the years members said river Tawi, the lifeling of major parts of Jammu region has depleted and shrunk, due to encroachments. The river is also being polluted due to garbage dumps on is bank and the night soil from various sources being flows into it Khajuria in the meeting said that a comprehensive project for preserving and developing the Tawi river, with estimated cost Rs. 500 crore should be submitted to the central government for sanction of amount, alternatively out of the funds received form the centre for preservation of water bodies half of the money be spent on developing Tawi river, Mansar and Surisar Lakes.
Welcoming the announcement by the Union Secretary of Tourism S Banerjee that the two mega project would be taken up at a cost of Rs. 50 crores for up gradation of tourism infrastructure in the state. Jammu hoteliers body had demanded that tourist resort in Jammu region should be given due consideration
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