Pdf wular lake, one of the largest freshwater lakes of jhelum river basin, is showing signs. The wular lake is the largest freshwater lake in india and the. Known as one of the largest freshwater lakes in india, wular lake is situated approximately 60 kms away from srinagar. The wular lake in kashmir is the result of tectonic activity. Economic feasibility of willow removal from wular lake, jammu. Introduction wular lake is located 34 km northwest of srinagar city at an altitude of 1,570 mts a. The main object of wqi development is to convert a complex set of. A nearby tulbul project is a reservoir built at the mouth of the wular lake, which fulfils the need of water in the city during winters.
Wular lake, is one of the largest freshwater lakes in asia and is fed by the jhelum river, itself a major tributary of the indus basin. The lake wular in kashmir is the largest of all wetlands of the jhelum basin. It is situated on the western side of kashmir encompassed by high mountains of pir panjal range. Comprehensive management action plan for wular lake, kashmir. The area of wular lake, which is the only drainage for the four main rivers and three main lakes, has shrunk from sq.
The lake is spread over an area of 125kms and is situated at a height of 1580 meters form the sea level. The lake supports an important fishing industry and is a valuable source of water for irrigation and domestic use. Wular lake is integral to the hydrological system of the kashmir valley. Pdf water quality index of fresh water streams feeding wular lake. Conversion for agriculture and horticulture development. Wular lake wular lake srinagar history of wular lake. Pdf exploring fisheries of wular lake, kashmir, india. The largest freshwater lake in india with extensive marshes of emergent and floating vegetation, particularly water chestnut, that provide an important source of revenue for the state government and fodder for domestic livestock. A man with a job for humanity and health cleaning fresh water wular lake. Lake wular, the largest wetland of kashmir valley, is its natural flood buffer, and a rich source of fish.
The study of physicochemical properties of sahapura lake, bhopal india. Pdf converter is an online tool that creates pdf files. The lake s size varies seasonally from 12 to 100 square miles 30 to 260 square kilometres. Wular lake s basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity, due to which the area covered by the lake varies throughout the year, a phenomenon which is unique to this destination. Pdf the quality of drinking water is of vital concern for human health and life.
Media in category wular lake the following files are in this category, out of total. The flooded water of the jhelum river gets accumulated in this lake. Pdf assessment of land useland cover dynamics visvis. Saving the wular lake, kashmir while fighting flood and drought. Sc scholars central institute of fisheries education, mumbai400061, india. Just upload a file you want to convert to pdf and in a few seconds the pdf file will be ready to download.
However it faces environmental threats including the conversion of large parts of the lakes. Conversion of marshes has been identified as one of the major factors behind the. Water quality index, wular lake, pearson correlation, kashmir. The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the jhelum river.
In rlys to convert sleeper coaches into isolation units for covid patients. It is sited in bandipora district in jammu and kashmir, india. Wular lake is the largest freshwater lake in india. Pdf the study of physicochemical properties of sahapura. In this context, wular conservation and management authority is carrying out dredging to remove the accumulated silt and re. If the file you want to convert to pdf is stored on your computer, click on the upload button.
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