Youth Leader India is now partner of the Save Loktak Lake Campaign.

NECEER Press Release

Youth Leader India is now partner of the Worldwide Save Loktak Lake Campaign. 

Youth Leader India is a part of Youth Leader (global magazine) which has been awarded thrice by UNESCO as of the best projects and is an official project of United Nations Decade of Education and Sustainability Development (2005-2014).

Worldwide Save Loktak Lake Campaign is two year long awareness programme initiated by NECEER, Imphal for the conservation of Loktak Lake. More than 600 volunteers, 32 city Coordinators, Publicity Coordinator and 1 Worldwide Coordinator are involved in organizing this campaign. The campaign is to create awareness about the conservation of Loktak Lake, the largest fresh water lake in Northeast India. The lake was recognised as Ramsar site in 1990. Keibul Lamjao, the only floating national park in the world is situated at the south west part of the lake. It is home to the endangered Manipur brow antlered deer ‘Sangai’ - Cervus eldi eldi and many endangered species.

Involvement of youth and mobilization of public for the conservation of Loktak Lake is the main objective of the campaign. The campaign is supported by more than 20 international and national organizations. The campaign will conclude in 2012 with a grand campaign at the vicinity of the Lake by involving the local inhabitants, local NGOs and Government officials.

 

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Worldwide Save Loktak Lake Campaign is supported by several organisations across the globe. Some of the organsations are listed below.

Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai I E-Con, Mumbai I Delhi Greens, Delhi
Environ, Guwahati I Legend Studio, Imphal I Indreni Pariwar, South Sikkim I
World Institute of Nature, Pune I Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Smiti I Mountain Forum
The International Ecotourism Society I NE-CERD
E-pao.net I GoManipur.com I NE-Voice I The Sangai Express I The Northeast Today
Environment Press I WWF-India I ISTV I NEEYM I Akshara Theatre I IYCN I Youth Leader India

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About Loktak Lake:

Loktak Lake is the largest fresh water lake in Northeast India. It has an area of 300sq km and has been recognised as Ramsar site in 1990. Keibul Lamjao, the only floating national park in the world is situated at the south west part of the lake. It is home to the endangered Manipur brow antlered deer ‘Sangai’ – Cervus eldi eldi and many endangered species. The lake has been a main source of income and sustenance for inhabitants of the area. For the last few decades the lake has been facing all round destructions due to both natural and anthropogenic activities. Rapid expansion of ‘Phumdis*’, siltation, pollution, agriculture and adverse effect from Loktak Hydropower Project are some of the main problems which had led to an alarming destruction of the lake.

* Phumdis are floating islands of heterogeneous masses of vegetation, soil and organic matter in different stages of decay. They cover a substantial part of the lake area and are found in different shapes and sizes. Keibul Lamjao National Park, the largest single mass of phumdi is the world’s only floating national park covers an area of 40 km2; the park is the natural habitat of endangered Sangai, found only in this area.