IS THE DAL LOST
IS THE DAL LOST....OR IS ANYTHING LEFT FOR US TO SALVAGE? SHOULD WE GIVE IN TO OUR APATHY AND GREED? OR WE CAN BE DIFFERENT THINK ON...........
The Dal Lake is a famous lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of the northernmost Indian administered state of Jammu & Kashmir. The lake itself is connected to a number of other lakes of the Kashmir valley. It is well known for its approximately 500 Victorian-era wooden houseboats, originally built as vacation homes for British administrators during the Raj. The lake covers 18 square kilometers, and is divided by causeways into four basins, called Gagribal, Lokut Dal, Bod Dal and Nagin. Lokut-dal and Bod-dal have an island each in the centre, known as Rup Lank (or Char Chinari) and Sona Lank respectively. Along most of the shore of the lake is a boulevard, lined with Mughal-era gardens, parks, and hotels. During the winter season the lake sometimes freezes over. The lake has some interesting flora and fauna. The flora include lotus flower, water lillies and water chestnuts. Notable birds are kingfishers and heron.
But now things are not same what you can see in this beautiful picture,ITS DYING !!!!!!!For decades now, the famous Dal Lake in Kashmir is 'slowly dying an unsung death'.
The Dal Lake is a famous lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of the northernmost Indian administered state of Jammu & Kashmir. The lake itself is connected to a number of other lakes of the Kashmir valley. It is well known for its approximately 500 Victorian-era wooden houseboats, originally built as vacation homes for British administrators during the Raj. The lake covers 18 square kilometers, and is divided by causeways into four basins, called Gagribal, Lokut Dal, Bod Dal and Nagin. Lokut-dal and Bod-dal have an island each in the centre, known as Rup Lank (or Char Chinari) and Sona Lank respectively. Along most of the shore of the lake is a boulevard, lined with Mughal-era gardens, parks, and hotels. During the winter season the lake sometimes freezes over. The lake has some interesting flora and fauna. The flora include lotus flower, water lillies and water chestnuts. Notable birds are kingfishers and heron.But now things are not same what you can see in this beautiful picture,ITS DYING !!!!!!!For decades now, the famous Dal Lake in Kashmir is 'slowly dying an unsung death'.
Its waters have become murky and unfit for drinking and bathing due the discharge of effluents from houseboats, hotels, business establishments, residential houses and even government offices located all around it.
For those who still remember scenes from the Bollywood blockbusters of 1960s and 70s that were filmed on the once glistening waters of this lake or inside the houseboats moored to the lake's banks, it is a sad experience to revisit the lake that now literally 'stinks' because of the accumulated poisons inside.
It's my gut feeling that if we give it a try we can definitely save it .........
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