{"id":417257,"date":"2025-12-05T09:43:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=417257"},"modified":"2025-12-05T09:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:43:59","slug":"encroachments-threaten-dal-nigeen-baba-demb-jhelum-anchar-urgent-holistic-lake-conservation-needed-says-altaf-dar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=417257","title":{"rendered":"Encroachments Threaten Dal, Nigeen, Baba Demb, Jhelum &amp; Anchar: Urgent Holistic Lake Conservation Needed, Says Altaf Dar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/srg-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-417258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/srg-1.jpg 704w, https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/srg-1-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Srinagar, December 5, 2025: Socio-Political Activist and Senior Trade Union Leader Muhammad Altaf Dar Rajbagh today voiced urgent concerns regarding the deteriorating state of Kashmir\u2019s vital water bodies, including Dal Lake, Nigeen Lake, Baba Demb, the River Jhelum, and Anchar Lake. He is calling for authorities to implement a comprehensive, scientific, and sustained conservation strategy to address the escalating threats facing these precious ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While commending the recent revitalization efforts for Gilsar-Khushalsar Lakes, Altaf Dar emphasized that critical challenges remain unaddressed elsewhere. \u201cWhat about the ongoing encroachments at Dal Lake, Nigeen Lake, Baba Demb, River Jhelum, and Anchar Lake?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Altaf Dar highlighted several alarming issues plaguing these water bodies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unchecked illegal constructions<br>Ongoing landfilling activities<br>Extensive weed infestations<br>Solid waste dumping<br>Shrinking water channels due to administrative negligence and weak enforcement<br>He underscored the interconnectedness of these ecological systems, asserting that a selective approach to conservation is inadequate. \u201cRestoring one lake while neglecting others is an incomplete strategy. Damage to one water body ultimately affects all,\u201d warned Altaf Dar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Altaf Dar has urged key governmental and administrative figures, including Chief Minister Omer Abdullah, the Lieutenant Governor of J&amp;K, the Office of the Deputy Chief Minister, and the Lake Conservation and Management Authority, to extend the same level of commitment and scientific planning demonstrated in the Gilsar-Khushalsar project to other crucial water bodies in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He cautioned that without cohesive and coordinated action, ongoing encroachments and pollution will continue to jeopardize Kashmir\u2019s delicate natural ecosystem, potentially undoing years of progress achieved in conservation efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOnly a unified, science-led, and strictly enforced conservation plan can ensure the long-term protection of Kashmir\u2019s lifeline water bodies,\u201d Altaf Dar concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, December 5, 2025: Socio-Political Activist and Senior Trade Union Leader Muhammad Altaf Dar Rajbagh today voiced urgent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,8],"tags":[51,22,24],"class_list":["post-417257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jammu-and-kashmir","category-srinagar","tag-alertindianews","tag-latestnews","tag-latestupdate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","morenews-large":"","morenews-medium":""},"author_info":{"display_name":"aruntrisal786@gmail.com","author_link":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?cat=9\" rel=\"category\">Jammu and Kashmir<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?cat=8\" rel=\"category\">Srinagar<\/a>","tag_info":"Srinagar","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=417257"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":417259,"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417257\/revisions\/417259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=417257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=417257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=417257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}