Dal

Significant drop in the volume of Ganga river water and groundwater in the river basin, reveals WMO report

Srinagar's prime tourist attraction, Dal Lake, is no more the scenic beauty it used to be. It's turning into an eyesore, thanks to sewage discharge and weed growth.

Study shows half of Srinagar's water bodies have disappeared in the past century

Sunderbans and Siachen glacier proposed to be recognised as a trans-boundary protected area

The study determines rates of sedimentation and estimates the useful life of Dal-Nagin lake situated in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir using radiometric techniques. In spite of various ecological problems the lake is the largest freshwater lake in India. It has four major sub-basins viz., Hazratbal, Bod Dal, Garibal and Nagin. The lake is fraught with the problem of growth of underwater weeds and increasing rate of sedimentation.