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| DB annoyed over wasting of central funds for Wular conservation | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 24: A Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Srinagar Wing comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, annoyed over wasting of central funds for conservation of Wular Lake.
The DB observed that it is pained to notice that the government has created the Wular Lake Conservation and Management Authority for a specific purpose but the said Authority is not able to come up to the mark, rather, it appears to have been wasting the money sanctioned and provided by the Union of India.
As the PIL came-up for hearing, the DB observed that the last order clearly indicated that 380 Kanals and 11 Marlas of the Wular Lake is still under encroachment and efforts are being taken to retrieve the said land. It observed that none of the authorities is coming forward with any specific time limit within which they propose to retrieve the said land.
The DB observed that it is also recorded that Rs. 200 Crore more have been provided by the Union of India for conservation and management of wet land. The report on record mentions that under the Wular Action Plan, about Rs. 125 Crores have already been spent. It is also recorded that residents of about 33 villages around the Wular Lake dump garbage into the Lake area and none of the authorities are able to check the said dumping or to provide any alternative site.
The DB pained to notice that the government has created the Wular Lake Conservation and Management Authority for a specific purpose but the said Authority is not able to come up to the mark, rather, it appears to have been wasting the money sanctioned and provided by the Union of India.
The DB further observed that apart from the above Authority, there is another Authority with the name of Manasbal and Wular Development Authority that is entrusted with the work of the tourism development. The Court is not aware as to what action or steps the said Authority has taken for development of tourism around the Wular Lake.
The DB directed the Authority to submit an Action Taken Report showing the steps taken by it for the development of tourism. The DB observed that since the Manasbal and Wular Development Authority is not party to the PIL, directed that the said Authority to be impleaded as respondent no. 10 through its Chief Executive Officer.
The DB requested Advocate General, D. C. Raina, to co-ordinate between the various departments and to place before this Court the precise stand of the respondents with regard to the conservation and preservation of Wular Lake as also regarding the utilization of money sanctioned by the Union of India for the above purpose. |
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