Peter Styles The Dal Lake, ...
Published by Vishakha Rajput, Previous COO The Water Network at AquaSPE AG
Peter Styles The Dal Lake, nestled in the north-east part of Srinagar city (J]K Sates) and spread over 21.1 sq km, is at the heart of the region’s tourism industry and is linked to the livelihood of thousands. The lake has suffered extensively over the past few decades due to an increasing encroachment, human interference and pollution. I assume Syed Ikram is referring to the pollution problem of the lake here also its worth noticing that heavy siltation of about 80,000 tons annually lands in lake.
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Syed, Encroachment and "interference" are planning matters for local government to control. What sort of "pollution" are you talking about and what is the extent? Are there discharges of industrial waste into the lake's catchment? Is the domestic waste waster (sewage) adequately treated? Is there an agency responsible for the water quality?
Published by Peter Styles, Independent - Consultant (retired)