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 …
India will spend more than $290 million cleaning up two iconic lakes in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK), which have been polluted during decades of neglect and a separatist revolt, India
The need of set ting up more Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) around the Dal Lake might be a standard demand from the environment protection institutions, the fact remains that even the existing STPs are not functioning to their potential thanks to their linkage with a limited number of sewer lines. …
High court shuts down houseboats on Dal lake Come summer, tourists visiting Srinagar may not be able to rent a houseboat on the famous Dal lake. The Jammu and Kashmir high court, on February 25, ordered the government to close down all houseboats. The owners will be allowed to resume …
The large quantity of sewage that flows into Dal lake from Srinagar requires two additional sewage treatment plants (STPs). Current STPs are working at 50-60 per cent capacity, according to data. All households must be connected to sewage systems which will transport the sewage to the treatment plants. Decentralized technologies, …
Maintaining that the cleanliness in and around the famous Dal lake was indispensable for the sustenance of their livelihood and also for the overall healthy environment, Houseboat Owners
It is often the case with environmental threats that commercial interests in the target area, required to comply with legal prescriptions, are hard hit in the short term. But if they don
Srinagar: Imagine the Dal Lake without its houseboats. If that left you with a sense of emptiness, get used to it. The future of the 1,200-odd houseboats, which have been a part of the famous water body in the heart of Srinagar for more than a century now, is under …
Govrnor sets March 09 deadline for Srinagar sewerage project SRINAGAR, July 21: Governor, N N Vohra, today set a deadline of March 2009 for completion of the mega Drainage and Sewerage Project for the Srinagar City and called for establishing a Task Force to ensure round the clock work on …
When Dr Marc Stollreiter, a first-time German visitor to Kashmir, went on a shikara ride on the picturesque Dal lake recently, he was shocked by what he saw beneath its tranquil waters. "We found huge quantities of syringes and needles. We saw mounds of rotting garbage. We saw tourists throwing …
Conservation work on Dal lake in Jammu and Kashmir should be viewed more in terms of economic augmentation, in order to promote peace in the valley. This was the recommendation made by the parliamentary standing committee on the subject. In its report submitted to parliament recently, the panel has charged …
till recently, restoring the pristine beauty of the famous Dal, Nagin and Aanchar lakes seemed an impossible task. But a recent court directive on the cleaning of these water bodies has rekindled hopes. In a significant judgment, a two-member division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, comprising Chief …
the biotoilet technology introduced for solving sewage-caused pollution problem in Jammu and Kashmir's Dal lake has failed due to government apathy. The technology was introduced by the j&k; Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (j&k; lwda) in 1999. On a trial basis, 10 houseboats were fitted with floating septic biotoilet tanks. …
Trespassers moved: The glory of Dal lake is being revived. Thirteen hotels situated in the lake area are being shifted to Humhama near the Srinagar airport. The land to be allotted to hotel owners has been identified. Tree slaughter: Over 850 huge and old trees along the 8-kilometer long stretch …
azadi can wait, but Dal Lake cannot. These words of Charles Goshen still inspires the volunteers of Green Kashmir, a non-governmental organisation floated by him to save Dal Lake from pollution. A few years ago, Goshen, a South African national, received threats from militants asking him to desist from highlighting …
the State Vigilance Organisation ( svo ) of Jammu and Kashmir recently unearthed a multi-crore scam in the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority ( lawda ), the agency responsible for the Rs 500 crore Save Dal Lake project. The project was launched five years ago to restore the world famous …
every morning a group of young volunteers cruise the polluted waters of the famous Dal Lake in Srinagar to collect the refuse of the lake dwellers. They go from houseboat to houseboat, collecting garbage and then back to the shore to dispose of this waste. This practice has been a …
for the people of Kashmir, the unbelievable is happening. Their famed Dal lake is dying before their eyes. The government says it is "committed' to save the lake, but ifs and buts rule the roost. One such attempt to save the lake was made in 1997 with the launch of …
It is early morning. Kana manoeuvres his boat across the canal towards what appears to be a traffic jam, half-a-kilometre ahead. Soon his boat, too, becomes a part of the incoming traffic. At the centre of the commotion is the Al Murtaza vegetable market
