# Photos: Kashmir’s Dal Lake faces environmental and climate challenges

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-01 08:41 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/10/1/photos-kashmirs-dal-lake-faces-environmental-and-climate-challenges?traffic_source=rss

> Dal Lake in Srinagar, a centre of tourism and cultural life in Indian-administered Kashmir, is deteriorating under pollution, untreated sewage, plastic waste, weed growth and unregulated construction. Population pressures, land encroachment, erratic rainfall and rising temperatures are accelerating the decline despite periodic clean-ups and conservation schemes.