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Rain and fresh snowfall wreaked havoc in Kashmir valley, with landslides and flooding resulting in the closure of intra-district roads in the three Lok Sabha seats of Anantnag, Baramulla and Srinagar.
It also impacted the poll campaigning in several areas.
After heavy rainfall in Srinagar, waterlogged on the banks of Dal Lake
Dal Lake
Dal is a lake in Srinagar, the capital of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Dal Lake is a misnomer as Dal in Kashmiri means lake.
It is integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir and is named the “Jewel in the crown of Kashmir” or “Srinagar’s Jewel”.
It is also an important source for commercial operations in fishing and water plant harvesting.
It covers an area of 18 square kilometres and is part of a natural wetland including its floating gardens.
Dal Lake
The floating gardens, known as “Raad” 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 Nagin.
Lokut-dal and Bod-dal each have an island in the centre, known as Rup Lank (or Char Chinari) and Sona Lank respectively.
The houseboats (Shikaras) are closely associated with Dal Lake which provide accommodation to tourists in Srinagar.
Nishat Bagh is a terraced Mughal garden built on the eastern side of the Dal Lake, with the Zabarwan Mountains as its backdrop
It is the second largest Mughal garden in the Kashmir Valley.
The Bagh was designed and built in 1633 by Asif Khan, elder brother of Nur Jahan
Shalimar Bagh is a Mughal garden in Srinagar, linked through a channel to the northeast of Dal
It is also known as Shalimar Gardens, Farah Baksh, and Faiz Baksh
The Bagh was built by Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1619
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