{"id":11467,"date":"2026-06-28T13:42:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T08:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11467"},"modified":"2026-06-28T15:39:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T10:09:48","slug":"dal-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dal-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Dal Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Dal Lake Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Labourers from the Jammu and Kashmir Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) recently removed weeds from the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Dal Lake<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>urban freshwater lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in <\/span><b>Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>surrounded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pir-panjal-valley\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pir Panjal<\/a> mountains.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir and is named the \u201c<\/span><b>Jewel in the crown of Kashmir\u201d or \u201cSrinagar\u2019s Jewel\u201d.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers an area of about 18 sq.km. It is the <\/span><b>second-largest lake in Jammu and Kashmir <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after the Wular Lake.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> one of the world\u2019s largest natural lakes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and also known as the <\/span><b>Lake of Flowers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lake <\/span><b>gets its water <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mainly from the <\/span><b>Telbal stream<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This stream flows from the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/jhelum\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jhelum<\/a> River.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>During the winter season, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the temperature sometimes reaches <\/span><b>\u221211\u00b0C (12\u00b0F), freezing the lake.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wetland is<\/span><b> divided by causeways into four basins: Gagribal, Lokut Dal, Bod Dal, and Nagin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(although Nagin is also considered an independent lake).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lokut-dal and Bod-dal each have an island in the centre, known as Rup Lank (or Char Chinari) and Sona Lank, respectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> floating gardens,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> locally known as \u201c<\/span><b>Rad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d are a spectacular highlight of the lake.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are <\/span><b>patches of land that float on the water.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Farmers grow vegetables <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and flowers on them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>blossoms with lotus flower<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s during July and August.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also popular for the <\/span><b>floating market<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where vendors have their own Shikaras\/wooden boats and approach tourists.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>shoreline<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the lake, about 15.5 km, is encompassed by a <\/span><b>boulevard lined with Mughal-era gardens, parks, houseboat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, and hotels.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersconnect.com\/item\/kashmirs-iconic-dal-lake-battles-pollution-and-algae-amid-ongoing-restoration-efforts\/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMU5VUlBITzAwMEZXQkhDNQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">REUT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dal Lake is a mid-altitude urban freshwater lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. 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