期刊名称:Indian Journal of Innovations and Developments
印刷版ISSN:2277-5382
电子版ISSN:2277-5390
出版年度:2012
卷号:1
期号:7
页码:554-571
出版社:Indian Society for Education and Environment
摘要:Dal Lake (Lat. 340 - 6' N, 740-45' E, alt. 1583m) situated in the heart of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu Kashmir State is under tremendous anthropogenic pressure. The myriad is ways in which people use the lake along with the numerous pollutant generating activities have stressed the lake ecosystem in diverse ways. Despite the fact that a number of restoration and conservation plans prepared by National and International agencies and implemented by state authorities, there is no significant improvement in Dal Lake environment, lake condition as a whole continue to deteriorate at an alarming rate. This study attempts to record the effect of human population on this lake taking into consideration the disturbed sites and undisturbed sites, involving the effect of human activities on this ecosystem. This study also highlights the latest pollution status of the lake by comparing the various physico-chemical parameters with the earlier data and suggests some remedial measures to save it from further deterioration.