Conservation of Dal lake

♤ Dal Lake a favorite tourist destination attracting thousands of tourists in Jammu & Kashmir state, is also special for settlement of about 60,000 people within the lake.

♤ The lake is in peril due to anthropogenic pressure and overall deterioration of surrounding environment.

♤ The lake has been included in the lake conservation programme of the MoEF, GOI.

♤ The Lake and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), Srinagar, in collaboration with Centre for Environment Education (CEE) and other NGOs has taken up the initiative for lake conservation through education and mass awareness. Use of polythene carry bags has also been banned in the lake area.

Assam Hill Land and Ecological Sites Act, 2006

♤ The Assam Hill Land and Ecological Sites (Protection and Management) Act, 2006 to prevent indiscriminate cutting of hills and filling up of water bodies in urban areas, which had led to serious ecological problems in places like Guwahati.

♤ Under the Act, the state government can bring any hill under its purview for protection.