Jammu, July 31 -- Region now has 1,793 wetlands, water bodies in revised inventory
Jammu Tawi, Jul 30 : The Centre on Thursday said the assessment cited in the CAG report that 518 out of 697 lakes in Jammu and Kashmir had disappeared or reduced in size was based on satellite imagery and was indicative in nature, and did not by itself constitute conclusive evidence of permanent disappearance, shrinkage, encroachment or unlawful conversion of wetlands.
The Ministry of Jal Shakti, in its reply to a starred question in the Lok Sabha, said the assessment was based on an inventory of water bodies prepared by the Department of Environment & Remote Sensing, Jammu & Kashmir, using LISS-III satellite imagery with an approximate spatial resolution o...