The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The upward trend in the mercury marked a dip on Monday when the night temperature settled at 5.3 degrees Celsius, down from the previous night's 6.7 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological department (Met) spokesperson said. Dal lake partially froze on Tuesday, a day after Jammu-Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar recorded its coldest …
The report presents the interim results of the SAVi simulation and analysis. By considering Lake Dal and the surrounding area as an interconnected economic, environmental and social "system," impacts of competing users and associated sources of pollution on the lake's water quality were assessed. SAVi was then used to simulate …
Order of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir (Srinagar Bench) in the matter of Syed Iqbal Tahir Geelani Vs State of Jammu & Kashmir dated 27/11/2018. A public interest litigation was filed in 2002 alleging largescale release of pollutants into the Dal Lake, misuse and encroachment into the lake …
Asks it not to hoodwink people; rejects old maps presented by officials Rejecting the maps of Dal Lake, which were presented to it by an official of the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), the High Court today told the lake authority that it should not hoodwink the public and …
Pulls up authorities for failing’ to check encroachments on the water body Coming down heavily on the caretaker body Lakes and Waterways Department Authority (LAWDA) and the civil administration for their “lax approach and insufficient staff”, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court pulled them up for “failing” to preserve the …
Seeking public cooperation in saving the Dal and the Nigeen lakes from falling prey to encroachers, the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority on Monday said stern action would be taken against those raising illegal constructions by taking advantage of the unrest in the region. “We will not allow the destruction …
For preservation of the Dal Lake, the State Government has constituted a Monitoring Committee, headed by the Chief Secretary. The committee shall devise a permanent mechanism for preserving and protecting the Dal Lake. It shall monitor and oversee the implementation of this mechanism. The committee will comprise Financial Commissioner, Planning …
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the State Pollution Control Board to collect fresh samples from the sewage treatment plants around the Dal Lake, including STPs set up by the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Hotel Centaur Lake View, SKICC and Grand Palace. The board has also …
Says lake will be non-existent if measures are not taken for its preservation Taking a strong note of the “lack of sensitivity” on part of the authorities, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today said the world famous Dal Lake, which is shrinking and dying, will be non-existent in the …
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed attachment of all the structures and buildings constructed in violation of Srinagar Master Plan and court orders in and around Dal Lake here. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Hasnain Masoodi on Saturday gave the direction to …
With the Vigilance Commissioner painting a dismal picture about the Dal Lake conservation efforts and failure of the encroachment drive by the LAWDA (Lakes and Waterways Development Authority) and the J&K; Police in his report, the High Court has directed the authorities concerned, including the J&K; police, to file an …
Irked over the failure of lake authority - LADWA - to halt encroachments in Dal Lake, Jammu and Kashmir High Court has appointed two Vigilance Commissioners for reporting any violation of the ban imposed on construction activities around the famous water body. “We are of the view that two independent …
SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu & Kashmir has launched a beautification and cleaning drive of the Dal Lake shoreline to attract tourists to Kashmir valley. The primary aim of the beautification and cleaning drive is to attract more tourists to the Kashmir valley and to give a substantial business boost …
Encroachment, pollution contribute to steady degradation of the water body The slow implementation of Centrally-sponsored conservation projects, which were designed to lease fresh life to the Dal Lake, is contributing to the steady degradation of the picturesque water body. None of three key projects framed over the past decade to …
Cold wave continued across Jammu and Kashmir today as Jammu today recorded season's lowest temperature with the mercury dipping to 2.4 degrees Celsius, even as early morning dense fog affected air and train services in J&K.; “The minimum temperature in Jammu city dropped to season’s lowest so far at 2.4 …
The Committee on Environment of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly headed by MLA Syed Aga Ruhullah today inspected Housing facility for residents of Behrar Colony and took stock of pace of progress of these quarters. The Committee stressed for plantation at Behrar Colony. The committee comprising Legislators, Dr. Mustafa Kamal, …
The Supreme Court has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Government to concentrate on efforts to restore the pristine beauty of the world-famous Dal Lake even as it rejected the plea of the State Government for discontinuing the service of Irfan Yasin, Vice-Chairman of the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), …
The High Court today asked the state government to submit a comprehensive report on spending of funds meant for conservation of Wullar Lake within two weeks. As the Public Interest Litigation-Kashmir Environment Protection vs State of J&K; and others came up for hearing, a division bench of the High Court …
The Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, in collaboration with the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, recently started a scoping study supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the Dal Lake titled “Strategy and Action Plan for Strengthening the Ecological Integrity of the Dal …
The House Committee of Legislative Assembly constituted to ascertain the factual position regarding the illegal encroachment of wet lands and conversion for residential purposes in Srinagar, Baramulla and Bandipora today recommended the Government to frame a demarcation policy for wetlands and rakh lands of the Valley to protect these against …
