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| May 30, 2012 | Ecological imbalance drying up Naini Lake: Expert | | Nainital: An environmentalist has said that the Naini Lake in Nainital, Uttarakhand,
is drying up because of ecological imbalance. Naveen Verma said: "Not just Naini
Lake , but many other lakes and water resources are drying up like the streams
flowing from the mountains. The reason for the drying of the lakes is ecological
imbalance. Ten years ago, there used to be dense forest but now those areas have
turned into deserts as the trees have been cut down. In the coming years, we will
have to suffer more due to this imbalance," said Naveen Verma. The similar situation
prevails near the Bhimtal Lake . The massive bamboo forests around the lake use
to help retain water, but now weeds are left. Environmentalists predict that only
an increase in ground water can replenish the lake which can only happen by rainwater,
which this time is a distant possibility. Reasons for decrease in water level
are increase in population and increase in the consumption of lake water. Naveen
Verma further added, "The water level in Bhimtal Lake and Naini Lake is falling
down and the main reason is that the discharge is less from the sources from where
the water was flowing into these lakes. Secondly, requirement of people have increased
and the intake of water by the people from those lakes have increased. The population
is also rising. Undoubtedly in the coming days the population would increase and
the water level of the lakes would decline." There is a significant decline in
the tourists due to drying of the lake. Nainital is a tourist zone that extends
upto Mulwa Tal to the east where Bhimtal, Sattal and Naukachiatal have developed
as tourist centres.
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