Jammu, April 10 The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has highlighted significant changes in land use and water cover of the iconic Dal Lake, pointing to a decrease in the water body from 15.40 square kilometers in 2007 to 12.91 square kilometers in 2020, representing a 10.15% decline over...
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Jammu, April 9 – The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has raised serious concerns about the deteriorating condition of lakes in Jammu and Kashmir, revealing that over 74% of the 697 natural lakes in the region – specifically 518 lakes – have either disappeared or significantly shrunk since...
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