A report prepared by the Alappuzha district administration for the conservation of Vembanad Lake was submitted to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan by District Collector Alex Varghese on Friday. The document includes a summary of the activities organised in the district under the aegis of the district administration and local self-government bodies, along with the recommendations submitted by expert committees for the rejuvenation of the lake. Earlier, as part of the Vembanad Lake rejuvenation project, eight sub-committees were formed following a workshop that brought together political and cultural leaders, environmental scientists, farmers, fisherfolk, and representatives of local self-government institutions. The sub-committees — focusing on agriculture, biodiversity, sanitation, water resources, fishing, tourism, disaster mitigation, and revenue — submitted recommendations and project proposals for the conservation of the lake. Reviewed suggestions “The expert committee reviewed both short-term and long-term suggestions put forward by the sub-committees, after which the final report was submitted to the State government,” Mr. Varghese said. The report includes major recommendations such as establishing bio-boundaries, protecting aquatic and other species facing extinction threats, controlling the …