Mansar Lake Development Plan in Jammu and Kashmir

The plan is to attract more than 20 lakh tourists every year.
It is expected to generate employment of 1.15 crores of man-days.
In all, the project will generate Rs 800 crores of revenue.
The lake is to be rejuvenated and renovated on the lines of Ganga river cleaning project.
Along with Lake Mansar, River Devika of Jammu and Kashmir is also to be renovated and rejuvenated.
Together, these two projects are to be implemented at a cost of Rs 200 crores.
The region will soon receive the first Bio-tech Industrial Park and first seed-processing plant of North India.
Mansar Lake is located in Jammu.
It has been designated as Ramsar convention site in 2005. It is a freshwater lake. It is a natural lake and fishing is the major activity.