What is special about the Dal Lake?
Dal is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is an urban lake, which is the second largest in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir and is named the “Lake of Flowers”, “Jewel in the crown of Kashmir” or “Srinagar’s Jewel”.
What is famous in Dal Lake?
The urban lake, is integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir and is named the “Jewel in the crown of Kashmir” or “Srinagar’s Jewel”. The lake is also an important source for commercial operations in fishing and water plant harvesting.
What is the depth of Dal Lake?
6 m
Dal Lake/Max depth
Which beautiful things are found in Dal Lake?
The floating gardens are known for the lotus flowers that blossom during the months of July and August. The Dal Lake is divided into four basins, Bod Dal, Nagin (also a separate lake), Gagribal and Lokut Dal. There is an island in the middle of Bod Dal known as Sona Lank.
Is Dal Lake Safe?
Gunfights, stone-pelting or any kind of violence that Kashmir is infamous for usually happens in non-tourist areas. Top tourist destinations like Srinagar Dal Lake, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonmarg remain untouched. This makes Kashmir very safe for female travelers.
Why Dal Lake attracts more tourists?
Chinar trees are synonymous with Kashmir tourism. The small island located in the Dal Lake has always attracted tourists, along with riding “shikaras”, narrow boats indigenous to this beautiful mountainous state. Char Chinari has been an important tourist attraction for years.”
What are the problems in Dal Lake?
Situated in the northeast of Srinagar in Kashmir Valley, the lake once famous for its pristine beauty is losing its charm due to heavy pollution, encroachments, unplanned growth of hamlets and ever increasing human pressure. Dal Lake has shrunk from 2,547 hectares in 1971 to 1,620 hectares in 2008.
Is Kashmir safe now 2020?
Kashmir does experience violence in one form or the other, but it is rare that tourists get caught up in such a situation. Stone-pelting, gun fights and any other violence rarely occur in main tourist areas like Srinagar Dal Lake, Gulmarg, Pahalgam or Sonmarg. Tourists are absolutely safe in Kashmir.
Can you wear shorts in Kashmir?
In Kashmir, they have set new laws about what tourists should wear while they are there. According to these laws, they should wear clothes that keep shoulders and legs covered, and not wear any tight clothing. Therefore, short pants are a strict no-no. Salwar Kameez is the best dress to wear in Kashmir.
Which is the deepest lake in Kashmir?
Manasbal
The name Manasbal is said to be a derivative of the Lake Manasarovar. Lake is encircled by three villages viz., Jarokbal, Kondabal (also called Kiln place, is situated on the north-eastern side of the lake) and Ganderbal and is stated to be the deepest lake (at 13 m or 43 ft depth) in India.]
Is Dal Lake clean?
“Dal Lake is being cleaned. This is a good step by the LAWDA. Earlier there was no tourist due to the COVID-19 lockdown but now as the government has lifted the lockdown, tourists have started to come here and everyone who visits here wants to see Dal Lake first and it has to be cleaned,” Farooq Ahmad said.
Is Dal Lake polluted?
Who is responsible for the pollution in Dal Lake?
Here the Dal dwellers are not responsibleContrary to the popular notion, the 1200 houseboats floating on the Dal waters are responsible for just three per cent of the lake’s pollution. The continuous flow of sewage into the lake from the neighbourhoods in and around it, however, is the bigger culprit.
Why did the British build houseboats on Dal Lake?
Although the Dogra Maharaja of Kashmir restricted the building of houses in the valley, the British circumvented this rule by commissioning lavish houseboats to be built on the Dal. The houseboats have been referred to as, “each one a little piece of England afloat on Dal.”
What kind of fish live in Dal Lake?
The Silver and Green Carp feed on weeds and Algae. They dig deep into the root of the weeds for food and uproot the weeds that increases the depth of the lake. Dal Lake suffers on both counts. The Silver Carp survive from minus 10 to 35 degree Celsius.
How is the temperature in Dal Lake during the winter?
Scenic views of the lake can be witnessed from the shore line Mughal gardens, such as Shalimar Bagh and Nishat Bagh built during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir and from houseboats cruising along the lake in the colourful shikaras. During the winter season, the temperature sometimes reaches −11 °C (12 °F), freezing the lake.