SRINAGAR: : Scores of residents of Dal Lake on Sunday protested against the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LWDA), The residents of localities on the banks of Dal Lake, staged a demonstration in Srinagar near Nishat Garden to protest against the authorities’ failure to bring down the water level in the lake.
The residents of Moti Mohallah and adjoining areas blocked the road and demanded immediate measures to bring down the water level in the lake. We are reeling our lives under threat as most of the houses are drowned and damaged due to an increase in water level at Dal. We are being victimized. Our houses which were submerged may collapse any time,” said a protester.
The protesters asked concern authorities to address their grievances by directing the officials to take required measures. The water level in the lake had reached around 13 ft, triggering panic among the people living around the lake.