Editorial photo #13569013 Human Interest
Daily Life In Kashmir, India
Kashmiri women chat as they sit along the shores of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 12, 2026. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India reports that nearly 74 percent of Kashmir's lakes have either vanished or are shrinking, with 518 out of 697 water bodies affected. This includes 315 that have disappeared and 203 that have reduced in size, resulting in a loss of 2,851 hectares since 1967 due to factors such as climate change and encroachments. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto)