Toufiq Rasheed from Srinagar in The Indian Express:
Photo: Prakhar / Flickr
Imagine the Dal Lake without its houseboats. If that left you with a sense of emptiness, get used to it. The future of the 1,200-odd houseboats, which have been a part of the famous water body in the heart of Srinagar for more than a century now, is under threat. With the houseboat owners not exactly cooperating, a court order has made them inoperable till they find proper ways of sewage treatment.
This icon of Kashmir tourism may vanish from travel itineraries as the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), the nodal agency responsible for controlling pollution in the Dal Lake, has directed all houseboat owners to stop operation or face closure.
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