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20 Navigation Channels Opened in Dal Lake After Decades – Sewage Pipes Laid for Houseboat Waste Disposal

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is working to restore the beauty and water quality of the world-famous Dal Lake in Srinagar. After decades, the government is opening 20 navigation channels in the Dal Lake, which will help to improve the quality of water and free movement of locals and tourists into the interiors of the lake. The government is also laying a sewage system for the houseboats to dispose of the waste in the treatment plant.

WD News: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is working to restore the beauty and water quality of the world-famous Dal Lake in Srinagar. After decades, the government is opening 20 navigation channels in the Dal Lake, which will help to improve the quality of water and free movement of locals and tourists into the interiors of the lake. The government is also laying a sewage system for the houseboats to dispose of the waste in the treatment plant.

Dal Lake is considered the Jewel in the Crown of the Kashmir Region, but the Lake has been dying a slow death due to Pollution and Illegal Encroachments over the years. And now, the government and Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) are working on the restoration of the Lake to its pristine water quality and opening of the navigation channels which have been closed for decades. Around 20 navigation channels are being opened and restored in Dal Lake. This will help the people to navigate freely in the lake while also improving the quality of the water.

“We are working on 20 navigation channels at the moment, work on seven of the channels has been completed and work is going on for 13 more. Navigation channels are very important for the inhabitants living on the lake as they allow easy movement. The water quality also improves due to the opening of these navigation channels, as they help water to circulate,” said Tanvir Ayub, AEE, Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA).

“Almost all the channels were blocked. We are opening them and widening them as well. We are getting support from locals in helping us to beautify the lake,” said Masood Ahmad Khan, an official at LCMA.

One of the major pollutants of the lake has been the sewage coming from the houseboats. With more than 600 houseboats, there is no proper sewage system in place. Most of the waste coming from houseboats gets dumped in the lake. Now, the government is laying a sewerage network. Floating pipes have been laid from where all the waste would be collected at a chamber and later shifted to the closest treatment plant. This will help to clean the lake and nurture its aquatic life.

Source and image courtesy: WION

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