Category : Environment Conservation | Location : Punjab | Posted on 2022-11-14 22:34:05
The channel is expected to give a new lease of life to the wetland spread over an area of 13.54 sq km in central Kashmir’s Srinagar and Budgam districts, which has been reeling from low water levels.
It is also expected to boost the efforts of the wetland authorities to develop it as an eco-tourist destination as it attracts lakhs of migratory birds from Siberia, Central Asia and northern Europe during winter providing breathtaking sights for visitors.
Ifshan Dewan, Kashmir’s wildlife warden (wetlands), said that the channel restoration had been completed.
“The channel will bring water into the wetland as it has now linked with the flood channel from the Doodhganga side. It will also act as our main navigation channel,” Dewan said.
Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/restored-water-channel-to-breathe-new-life-into-hokersar-wetland-in-jammu-and-kashmir-101668366604265.html
