SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (JKLAWDA), today kick-started a demolition drive as part of its efforts to preserve the world-famous Dal Lake – the star attraction for tourists visiting the summer capital Srinagar. A massive demolition operation was today carried out in the Shalimar-Kralmohalla and Mirza Bagh-Bagh-i-Roopsing whereas various illegal constructions had come up in the prohibited area.
LAWDA intends to carry out a series of demolition drives in the coming days. People are advised to desist from carrying out illegal constructions in the area falling in the jurisdiction of LAWDA and demolish their illegal structures on their own to save this prestigious water body for posterity.