Sustainable conservation of twin lakes in Mkg
File Photo: Side view of Amok Lushi lake in Chuchuyimpang village under Mokochung District. (Photo Courtesy: Shilut Lemtur/Facebbok)
Our Correspondent
Kohima | March 3
The scheme for conservation of twin lakes namely; Amok Lushi (under Chuchuyimpang village) and Yimdong Awatsung (under Mokokchung village), was sanctioned for 25.83 crore by the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Govt. of India under the National Lake Conservation Plan.
The anticipated expenditure up to March 2020 is Rs. 2396.14 lakh and physical progress is 65%, according to the Annual Administrative Report 2019-2020 of Public Health Engineering Department (PHED).
These two lakes, which are perhaps the only large natural water bodies near Mokokchung town, are highly polluted due to dumping of wastes and discharge of untreated liquid waste from the surrounding houses.
The project objective is to conserve the lakes which can be sources of drinking water as well as for recreational activities such as angling and boating.
