Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday renamed Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) as Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA).
The notification in this regard was issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Jammu and Kashmir Development Act, 1970 (Act XIX of 1970), the Government hereby re-name Lakes and Waterways Development Authority constituted vide notification SRO 109 of 1997 dated 27.03.1997 as Jammu and Kashmir Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) for all purposes of the said Act,” the notification by Principal Secretary to the Government, Dheeraj Gupta, under number HUD-LWDA/44/2021(C.No.68538), dated 03-11-2021, reads.
