Tag: Dal Lake

Safety norms in Kashmir houseboats to be examined

Chief Secretary also directed the officers to introduce a rating system of houseboats based on facilities and quality of service for the convenience of tourists.

April 27, 2022

LG Manoj Sinha launches Dal Lake rejuvenation campaign

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday flagged off 'Athwas', a unique partnership between citizens and authorities for the rejuvenation of Srinagar's iconic Dal Lake.

April 9, 2022

5 tourist villages to be developed within Dal Lake

Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Saturday conducted an extensive tour of interiors of Srinagar's Dal Lake and took stock of various ongoing works for the development of Model In-situ Rehabilitation and Tourist Villages.

April 2, 2022

Srinagar Mayor cleans Dal Lake

The Mayor also visited other parts of Dal Lake where Lily extraction is being carried out through pontoon-based machines, an innovative method utilised to extract the lily from roots for the first time in the Dal Lake.

October 10, 2021

IAF to organise air show in Srinagar

As part of the ongoing celebrations commemorating ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, Air Force Station Srinagar will conduct the air show at Dal Lake in Srinagar.

September 18, 2021

Chief Secretary calls for cleaning of Dal Lake on war footing

The chief secretary chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Jammu & Kashmir Lakes & Waterways Development Authority (JKLAWDA) in Srinagar.

September 2, 2021

Lt. Governor Sinha calls for novel measures to save iconic Dal Lake from extinction

The Lt Governor laid special emphasis on formulating long term and short-term solutions and said that these solutions should go side by side for their effective implementation.

September 30, 2020

Manual de-weeding of iconic Dal Lake might be uphill task in restoring pristine glory of waterbody

Vohra closely supervised the works and personally visited the troublesome spots to accelerate de-weeding.

June 7, 2020

J&K government bans new houseboats in Kashmir’s Dal, Nigeen lakes

The UT administration has been approved a policy to regulate the functioning and operation of houseboats in these water-bodies that attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists.

April 8, 2020

Amid clashes, violence, EU MPs assess situation in Kashmir, take boat ride in Dal Lake

Meanwhile, a united opposition of the Congress, PDP, and NC have slammed the Centre for rolling out red carpet to the EU MPs.

October 30, 2019

The sunrisers of Kashmir

While the beauty of the Dal Lake in Srinagar attracts visitors, an early morning visit to the floating market is an experience apart, writes Suchayan Mandal.

November 1, 2018

J-K: Sportsmen clean Dal Lake in Srinagar

The initiative was started today from Water Sports Centre Nehru park and covered almost 1 km water track of the Dal Lake.

October 4, 2018

Reviving the Dal

Political scientists aver that “good government” is a poor alternative to self-government. Now Mr NN Vohra has held out a promise of adding a caveat to that verdict. For should during the present stint of Governor’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir a dent be made in the declining condition of Srinagar’s once-majestic Dal lake the …

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August 6, 2018

Governor Vohra orders satellite mapping of Dal Lake

Disappointed over the slow pace of cleaning and de-weeding of the iconic Dal Lake in Srinagar, Governor NN Vohra on Tuesday ordered satellite mapping of the entire lake area once every month. Vohra has been taking interest in cleaning of the Dal Lake that has considerably shrunk because of unchecked growth of weeds and encroachments. …

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July 18, 2018

CCTV cameras for Dal lake

The government is installing CCTV cameras around the Dal and Nageen lakes in Srinagar to prevent further degradation of the world famous water bodies that attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to Kashmir. The chief secretary BB Vyas in a meeting of the monitoring committee for preservation and conservation of the Dal …

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April 29, 2018

Srinagar: CCTV cameras for Dal and Nageen lakes

Move aims to prevent further degradation of the world famous water bodies

April 29, 2018

Iconic lake under threat

Kashmir’s Wular Lake, which is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asia, is in bad shape as are other water bodies of Jammu and Kashmir because of encroachments and weed infestation caused by the authorities’ neglect. Preserving the beautiful water bodies that attracted a large number of tourists from across the globe appears to …

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February 25, 2018