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Women farmer thrive on Dal Lake’s floating fields | Muhammad Manan Dar

Srinagar: Vendors sell fresh produce from 5 to 8 every morning at Dal Lake known for its floating gardens. Farmers cultivate collard greens, carrots, radishes, turnips and other vegetables in plots built on embankments in the water or in soil that floats on beds of flora.

Lotus plants fill sections of Dal Lake and attract tourists | Muhammad Manan Dar

Dal Lake provides food for animals, too. A farmer collects lotus leaves, which are fed to their pet animals.

The wooden pathway to Floating garden | Muhammad Manan Dar

Floating gardens are maintained all over Dal Lake. Farmers maneuver through their plots on boats and carry their harvest to the lake’s market area.

Buyers use boats (shikaras) to reach vegetable-laden floating shops | Muhammad Manan Dar

 

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