Press Release

To undertake the Environmental Studies Field Work which is a part of the curricula of first year undergraduate programme, a visit was organised by Dogra Degree college to Mansar Lake on 6th December 2021. The group consisted of B.A 1st , B.BA 1ST and B.A 3rd semester students . This group was placed under the charge of environmental studies lecturer Ms. Simran Devi. The journey to Mansar began from the College premises at about 9:40 am and safely reached the destination at around 11 am.

The site of the study was bank of the Mansar lake. As the students reached the destination, they were distributed in groups to enhance the productivity and outcome of the work. The field study consisted of recording the biodiversity of the visited area. All students were guided before hand for the actual task to be done. They clicked pictures of flora such as Peepal, Acacia, Pine, pink morning glory etc and fauna found in side the protected area such as spotted deer, Nilghai, cranes, etc. Along with the biodiversity of lake and forest of Mansar, students could also observe the wetland part on the mid way along the bank of lake Mansar. Students identified all these species of plants and animals by using the information given by faculty of Environmental studies and also used google lens to scan the unknown species.

Mansar lake near Jammu city is one of the most famous adventure tourism destinations in India.. The Mansar lake is about 20 km from National Highway No. 1A. Road to Mansar Lake starts from just near Samba on National Highway No. 1A. Surinsar-Mansar Lakes are designated under the Ramsar Convention in November 2005. Mansar is primarily fed by surface run-off and partially by mineralised water through paddy fields.

The visit truned out to be quite fruitful for the young enviornmentalists who not only observed the flora and fauna in and around the lake but were thrilled with the biodiversity that could see in a day’s visit.