Conserve famous Khajjiar lake: Panel

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Chamba, December 2

The General Development Committee (GDC) of the state Vidhan Sabha has underlined the need to devise an action plan for conserving the famous Khajjiar lake in the district.

Presiding over a meeting of the committee at Bachat Bhawan, chairman Suresh Kashyap said a plan should be formulated to protect the scenic beauty of the Khajjiar lake so as to make it a major tourist attraction.

Kashyap asked the officials concerned to carry out repair work on the mule track around the Khajjiar glade and install CCTV cameras.

Public Works Department (PWD) officials gave an assurance to the committee that effective steps would be taken to complete tarring work on the Dalhousie-Khajjiar road before the onset of the next tourist season.

Kashyap said tourism was one such area which not only strengthened their economy, but also offered employment opportunities to the locals.

He instructed officials to speed up work on the ongoing sewerage schemes in Chamba, Dalhousie and Chowari towns.

Chamba Deputy Commissioner Harikesh Meena apprised the committee of progress in the plans to start rafting in the Chamera reservoir.

MLAs Jagat Singh Negi, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal and Ravinder Kumar also attended the meeting.