Pollution and encroachments have resulted in the Dal Lake shrinking from its original area of 22 square kilometers to about 10 square kilometers, according to an assessment by the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) in 2017.
New Delhi: The government aims to notify over 60 sanctuaries and national parks as ‘eco-sensitive zones' this year to check the negative impact of industrialisation and unplanned development in and around protected areas.“We are trying
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