The High Court has ordered the Nainital Development Authority to act on the issue of choking of the lake.
After 19 months, work at Nainital's Sukhatal Lake came to a halt last week when the Uttarakhand High Court — acting on a PIL against the government's beautification plan that allegedly involved laying a layer of concrete on the lake bed — asked for all construction activities at the lake to be suspended till further orders.
Nainital Lake, located in Nainital, Uttarakhand was once a source of drinking water for the people living in the area. But with time, it became polluted and choked due to sewage discharge from nearby settlements. The lake is now a major tourist attraction and people go there to enjoy its beauty. The pollution has also led to accumulation of algae on its shores which is harmful for the aquatic life.The High Court of Uttarakhand has taken cognizance of this issue and ordered the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to take appropriate measures to stop pollution at Nainital Lake.
The legal battle over the Nainital Lake has been going on for a long time. The case is about the pollution of the lake by industrial waste and other harmful substances.Legal battles are not new to India, but this one is special. It is important because it has been going on for a long time and because it concerns the pollution of an entire lake.
The legal battle over the Nainital Lake has been going on for a while now. The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to prevent any construction by the government in the buffer zone around the lake. The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to prevent any construction by the government in the buffer zone around the lake. This is as per a petition filed by environmentalist Rohit Prajapati and some other residents of Nainital. They have appealed against a decision of Uttarakhand's State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) which had permitted construction activities on and near the lake bed, which was legally declared a 'no-development zone' under Section 4 of Uttarakhand Environment Protection Act, 1986.
