EPG seeks probe into Dal Lake reclamation
Srinagar, Aug 31, Sept. 1 -- The Environmental Policy Group (EPG) has sought the intervention of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over a video circulating on social media that allegedly shows filling or reclamation of a portion of Dal Lake near the office of the Lakes Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) at Miskeen Bagh. In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, EPG urged the competent authorities to verify the video and establish the exact location and nature of the activity shown. The group said the matter required prompt examination given the ecological importance and sensitivity of Dal Lake.EPG Convenor Faiz Ahmad Bakshi said that if the activity shown in the video involves filling of a water body, reclamation of lake area, dum...
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