DAL LAKE

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Context

• Thousands of fish in the Dal Lake have died over the past few days with authorities blaming a sudden fluctuation in temperature in the region.

About Dal Lake

• Dal is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
• It is an urban lake, the second-largest lake in Jammu and Kashmir.
• It is variously known as the "Lake of Flowers", "Jewel in the crown of Kashmir" or "Srinagar's Jewel".
• The lake is located within a catchment area covering 316 square kilometres in the Zabarwan mountain valley, in the foothills of the Shankaracharya Hill, which surrounds it on three sides.
• 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.
• The floating gardens, known as "Rad" in Kashmiri, blossom with lotus flowers during July and August.
• The wetland is divided by causeways into four basins; Gagribal, Lokut Dal, Bod Dal and Nigeen.
• Lokut Dal and Bod Dal each have an island in the centre, known as Rupa Lank (or Char Chinari) and Sona Lank respectively.
• Located on Bod Dal, the Sona Lank (Gold Island) overlooks the shrine of Hazratbal.
• Rupa Lank (Silver Island) located on the Lokut Dal, has four Chinar trees at its four corners and hence, is also called Char Chinar.
• The lake is actually formed from five lake basins these being the Nehru Park, Nishat, Hazratbal, Nagin and Brari.

https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/large-scale-fish-deaths-in-dal-lake-raise-alarm-among-residents-authorities-call-it-annual-affair/cid/1939643