Uttarakhand HC: stop construction on bed of sukhatal near Naini lake
- November 23, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Uttarakhand HC: stop construction on bed of sukhatal near Naini lake
Subject :Environment
Context:
- Hearing a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on preservation of Sukhatal Lake in Nainital, the Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday directed the State to stop all construction activities on the lakebed and posted the matter for further hearing on December 20.
About Sukhtal lake-
- Sukhatal is a freshwater lake having a length of 150m and 10m deep.
- Surrounded by the dense pine and oak forests.
- Sukhatal is a major source of water recharge for Nainital lake.
- Earlier known as Khudaiyatal
- Renamed as Sukhatal because the entire water from this lake was drained in the extreme region of the Nainital lake.
- These verdant forests are home to migratory birds.