‘Ensure scientific revival of urban water bodies’

Srinagar, Dec 18: The Nigeen Lake Conservation Organisation (NLCO) has urged the authorities to ensure sustained scientific measures to restore the glory of Khushalsar and Gilsar lakes in Downtown.

NLCO chairman Manzoor Wangnoo has sought inclusion of stakeholders in preparation of the Detailed Project Report for the conservation of Khushalsar and Gilsar lakes tender for which a tender was floated recently.

“LCMA must ensure to take stakeholders besides local environmentalists and concerned citizens on board while preparing DPR for the twin lakes.  The lakes need scientific interventions, and stakeholders have identified problems confronting these water bodies. Authorities need to understand the immense significance of these urban water bodies, which have been neglected in the last three decades,” Wangnoo said.

“Our experience on the ground over the last three decades shows that conservation projects fail when local expertise is ignored.  NLCO has been undertaking cleaning on the twin lakes out of its own resources, and we are ready to offer our free services for the restoration of these lakes,” he added.