SRINAGAR: The Mechanised deweeding by available Weed Harvesters has been started from March this year and continues. However, the deweeding operation was suspended for about 10 days in between due to restrictions imposed in view of COVID-19 pandemic after obtaining movement passes from District Administration, the deweeding operation resumed and continues till date. About 1000 CUMS of Weed has been removed from the Lake Surfaces during this period so for.
This Authority has put into operation four no.’s of Weed Harvesters and other allied Lake Cleaning Machinery in various areas viz, Shalimar, Nishat, Nehru Park, Cheshmashahi Doldemb, Chutkul, Nageen inside Dal – Nigeen Lake.
The available machines with Authority are insufficient to take care of deweeding of whole of Dal-Nigeen Lake and it is difficult to maintain about 16.35 Sq Kms of area needed to be deweeded. Therefore in order to maintain the glory of the Lake, the Authority has initiated tendering for manual deweeding as well which is likely going to be started from Ist June onwards.