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Sep 24, 2021
This boatman struggles to row as his boat moves deep into Srinagar's Dal Lake.
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He says it's difficult to paddle through most of the lake as it is no longer clean.
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This is the unseen part of Dal, farther from the shore which has the exquisite houseboats.
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Weeds, silt and untreated sewage are increasingly choking the scenic lake.
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The lake here is a mix of mossy swamps, thick weeds and trash-strewn patches.
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A research 5 years ago showed only 20% of the lake's water was relatively clean.
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44 million liters of sewage from Srinagar is released into the lake each day.
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An additional 1 million liters of sewage is released from houseboats.
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A dozen mechanical dredgers daily dig up silt, hundreds of workers haul fetid waste.
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These efforts, environmentalists say, aren't enough to save the lake from choking.
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