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Sewage-Filled Dal Lake Shrinks, Fishermen Earn Pennies

7/1/2026

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Untreated sewage and garbage flow into Dal Lake, worsening its water quality.
Lake worker Ghulam Rasool wears gloves because the polluted water causes skin allergies.
Farmland and homes now occupy former lake land, letting cattle graze while fishers miss daily quotas.
A 2007 Wetlands International study reported Wular Lake shrank 45% in a century and fishers earn only 100-200 rupees ($1-$2) per night, down from 1,000 rupees ($11) a day.

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Story summary

Untreated sewage and garbage flow into Dal Lake, worsening its water quality.
Lake worker Ghulam Rasool wears gloves because the polluted water causes skin allergies.
Farmland and homes now occupy former lake land, letting cattle graze while fishers miss daily quotas.
A 2007 Wetlands International study reported Wular Lake shrank 45% in a century and fishers earn only 100-200 rupees ($1-$2) per night, down from 1,000 rupees ($11) a day.