National Lake Conservation Plan in Rajasthan

Rajya Sabha

Three lakes of Rajasthan have been covered under the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP). The projects for conservation of Mansagar Lake in Jaipur, Anasagar & Pushkar Lakes in Ajmer, Fateh Sagar and Pichola Lake System in Udaipur have been sanctioned in Rajasthan at a total cost of Rs.214.98 crore.

The main objective envisaged in these projects is prevention of pollution from point sources causing lake degradation and in-situ lake conservation. While the project for conservation of Mansagar Lake in Jaipur has been completed, the other projects in different stages of implementation.

The project on ‘Rejuvenation of Nakki Lake’ in Mount Abu has been granted ‘in-principle’ approval subject to the clearance from National Board for Wild Life by the State Government. No proposal from Rajasthan is pending with the Ministry for consideration under the NLCP scheme.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply to a question by Dr. Gyan Prakesh Pilania and Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi in Rajya Sabha today.

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(Release ID :55289)