The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change has constituted a four-member team for conservation and management of
Loktak Lake in Manipur. The team will visit Loktak Lake from November 7 to
November 9 and hold discussions with the State government, its concerned
agencies and other stakeholders. The consultations will also include people
living in the vicinity of the lake.
The terms of
reference of the team that will visit Loktak Lake are:
(a) To review the
implementation of works carried out with financial assistance provided by the
Central and State governments so far for the conservation and management of
Loktak Lake and suggest further interventions required for conserving the lake
in a holistic manner.
(b) Enumerate the
steps required to be initiated for declaring Loktak Lake as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.
(c) Identify the steps
and actions to be taken to increase the tourism potential of Loktak Lake.
The
Ministry has asked the team to submit a report by November 15, 2016.
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