Lotus Blooms in Kashmir’s Wular Lake After 30 Years: ‘Thought We Lost God’s Gift Forever’

Lotus blooms in Kashmir’s Wular lake after 30 years: ‘Thought we lost god’s gift forever’

The change has been brought about thanks to conservation efforts by the Wular Conservation and Management Authority. The authority had begun desilting the lake in an effort to clear silt deposits from the flood.

Lotus blooms again in Wular Lake after 33 years, reviving livelihood hopes in Kashmir

Revival of lotus flowers in Kashmir's Wular Lake after decades sparks hope for ecosystem and local economy.

Lotus blooms in Kashmir's Wular Lake after 30 years, brings hope and joy among locals

For many years, conflict and unrest have plagued Kashmir, sometimes referred to as the "Paradise on Earth". But in the middle of all the chaos and uncertainty, the lotus bloom in Wular Lake represents a ray of hope and happiness that has returned to the valley after a long thirty-year absence. The largest freshwater lake in India is Wular Lake, which is situated in Kashmir's northern region. It is an essential source of income for the residents …

Wular Shows The Way

Representational Photo Amid climate crisis, something beautiful has happened in Kashmir. After thirty years, the lotus has returned to Wular Lake in Bandipora. For locals, it’s more than just a flower. It’s a memory brought back to life, a piece of the past that many thought was gone forever. The lake had stopped growing lotuses after a flood in 1992 buried the lakebed in thick silt. The water turned dull, and the stems, once harvested for food …

Buried under silt, Wular Lake's lotus returns after decades - Daily Good Morning Kashmir

After a gap of nearly 30 years, lotus flowers have reappeared in Wular Lake in north Kashmir, renewing hope for communities that once depended on the lake for their livelihood. The flowers, locally known for their edible stems called nadru, had disappeared after the devastating floods of 1992 deposited thick layers of silt across the lakebed. The revival of the lotus is being attributed to an ongoing desilting and restoration project by the Wula…

In Pictures: Lotus blooms return to Wular lake after decades

Srinagar, July 10: Wular lake located in Bandipora, some 67 km from Srinagar and around the Harmukh mountains, is once again seeing blossom of lotuses after 30 years. Wular lake sees Lotus bloom again after decades (Photo- Mubashir Khan/GK) Wular lake sees Lotus bloom again after decades (Photo- Mubashir Khan/GK) As part of the restoration efforts, the Wular Conservation and Management Authority has so far cleared around 79 lakh cubic meters of …