J-K govt orders time bound restoration of Brari Nambal Lagoon

Jammu and Kashmir Government today ordered time bound conservation and restoration of Brari Nambal Lagoon of Dal Lake here to its pristine glory.
"The Brari Nambal water body has both historical as well as heritage value and requires to be restored to its pristine glory. There shall be no compromise on its restoration within quickest possible time," Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Nawang Rigzin Jora said at a meeting.
Officers of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), Urban Environment Engineering Department (UEED) and Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) attended the meeting chaired by the minister at Civil Secretariat, an official spokesman said.

"The Brari Nambal Lagoon is an important water body within the old city," Jora said and ordered for immediate cleaning, dredging, expansion and beautification of the Lagoon.
The Minister asked the engineers and officers of LAWDA, UEED and SMC to make joint efforts to immediately check flow of sewage and drainage into the Lagoon and asked the concerned engineers and officers to connect the Lagoon with Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) of the UEED located at Brari Nambal.
He directed the UEED to ensure cleaning of all the blocked sewer lines and drainage lines within 10 days and connecting all the sewer lines and drains with the STP within 15 days.

The SMC was directed to remove garbage and filth from the peripheral areas of Brari Nambal especially from those areas where from the LAWDA has removed about 100 shanties yesterday.
The Minister directed the SMC to ensure that no fresh encroachment or illegal filling of the area takes place, the spokesman said.