Vol. 7, Issue 12, Part E (2021)

Abstract
Wullar Lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes of Asia. It plays a significant role in the livelihoods of the people of adjacent areas by boosting their economy and is a source of nutritious food, tourism, and has got aesthetic value. It is a treasure of genetic pool as it harbours different species of fishes and other biodiversity. But unfortunately the threat is being posed to the existence and survival of the fish biodiversity of this lake by different factors like willow trees of the surrounding social forestry plantations, sewage and garbage disposed off by the local population into the water of the inlet tributaries. The need of the hour is that different projects and schemes may be implemented on a war footing basis to restore the original glory and fish biodiversity of this famous lake.