Srinagar, March 11 -- Additionally, a new STP is planned under AMRUT-2.0 to cover remaining areas, reads the document.

"As part of the Aeration & Fountains Programme, 761 fountains have already been installed in seven clusters, while five more clusters with 1,300 additional fountains are set to be installed at a cost of Rs 8.71 crore," the document revealed.

It also said that to further improve water quality, the J&K Lake Conservation & Management Authority has deployed Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring Systems (OCEMS) at five STPs. Other conservation initiatives include bio-methanation of lake waste, removal of 140,000 cubic meters of silt, and the retrieval of 20 navigation channels spanning 10 km.

"These measures are aimed at en...