In order to preserve the world-famous Dal Lake from its current deplorable condition, an amount of Rs 6 crore is being spent on various development works during the
fiscal year.

With cases of bears straying out of their habitat and attacking people rising, mostly in the outlying areas close to forests, wildlife officials have started a pilot project of putting GPS collars around the necks of Himalayan black bears in a bid to study their movement and behavioural pattern.

A large quantity of an endangered insect species used to make revitalising drug or

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The central government will provide Rs 639 crore required for the execution of the Poonch-Shopian Mughal road project, that was agreed upon during the two-day visit of the central team that concluded yesterday.

Expressing concern over receding glaciers, shrinking wetlands, encroachment in lakes and shortage of drinking water, noted environmentalist and former mass media officer, Directorate of Ecology and Environment, Gurcharan Singh said there was a need to preserve forest cover so that basic requirements of people were met.

Jammu : Though swine flu has not assumed alarming proportion in the state, the government has decided to set up two testing laboratories in Jammu and Srinagar.

According to official sources, on the directions of Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma, Jammu too would have a testing lab for the H1N1 virus.

Srinagar : As many as 1000 micro Hydel electric projects are being executed by the Army under Border Area Development Programme and Operation Sadbhavana at a cost of Rs 10 crore.

This was stated by Minister for Tourism and Culture Nawang Rigzin Jora in the Assembly today in reply to supplementary questions from various members.

Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir today said that Jammu and Kashmir will soon be country's first state to have a fully dedicated bio-plastic product manufacturing facility.

During his recent visit to Delhi along with the managing director, J&K Agro Industries limited, Dr. G.N.

No batch of yatris was allowed today to proceed to the Amarnath shrine cave either from Pahalgam or Baltal base camps due to inclement weather, a Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board official said.

Rain and over 3 inches snow fall in Sheshnag, Mahagunas Top and the holy cave areas and consequently, the slippery condition of the tracks caused the suspension of the yatra.

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