designated as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. Against the Ramsar Conventions, the lake area is being used for garbage dumping. Restoration Amongst other developments, two million trees will be cut to restore Wular Lake under the National Lake Conservation Programme. The Environment Ministry of India approved Rs 4 billion for the restoration project for the lake that will take 5 to 10 years and was after long delays scheduled to start in December 2011. The partner organisation South Asian Voluntary Association of Environmentalists (SAVE) is a joint initiative of individuals with the aim to protect the ecology and to conserve the nature at Wular Lake. Tourism Boating, water sports and water skiing have been launched by the Government of India Tourism in collaboration with Kerala Tourism and J&K Tourism. The contract for the operation of the site was awarded in September 2011. See also Anchar Lake Dal Lake Gangbal Lake Manasbal Lake Hathlangoo 2014 India–Pakistan floods Khanpursar References Further reading Wetlands International, 2007. Comprehensive Management Action Plan for Wular Lake, Kashmir. jkwildlife.org. Ramsar sites in India Lakes of Jammu and Kashmir Bandipora district