RIVER LIDDER NEAR MATTAN

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I have uploaded some views of river Lidder near Village Mattan in Anantnag district. Lidder also flows through Pahalgham .I personally believe that Entire kashmir valley is the most beautiful place on earth . Lidder valley , Sindh valley , Kupwara area, Kulgam, shopian , Lolab , Sonamarg , Alpine tourist resort of Gulmarg , Pahalgham or Kokernaag Daksum Range , Yusmarg , Sonamarg or Gurez ,No area is less beautiful than the other . Coming to Lidder valley in specific , i have to add that i lived in this area for 3 full years when i worked as Manager of our Mattan Branch. I have repeatedly visited Seer ,Salia , Nanil, Akad , Aishmuqaam , Akura , Nambal ,Silligam, Bumzoo,Ranbirpora , Chandergom, Batakote ,HapatNaar , Brah, Chithi Singh Pora and many other beautiful areas and villages around Matttan. Most often, i would sit under old wooden bridge at Akura and watch packed tongas go to Village Nambal or Akura or Nanil. The bridge was a scenic spot with Lidder dancing its way through willows tossing each other in evening breeze . There would be complete silence except the mild roar of water splashing down after being resisted by stones and pebbles in lidder bed. ocassionally, a kingfisher would pick up a small fish from the river and fly away.Now a new bridge has come up on river Lidder over here . From this spot ,Lidder broadens and embraces clusters of beautiful willows on its banks and moves down in happiness to join VItasta some killometres below . . Once you cross Lidder from this bridge , you can go to Bijbihara from this side . .Tongas have now been replaced by Tata sumos ( Vehicles ) and mini Buses but the rest is the same .This bridge is just 1 Km from Mattan town. Enjoy some views of river lidder taken below Akura bridge near Mattan.we visited Mattan , Akura nanil , Nambal , Bumzoo caves , Salia and Seer area some days back. Enjoy the views of lidder at akura along with two lines from a poem of late Naadim Sahib

Soan Wattan Rut Gaam Hue

Thal Ruvith zan Boni Shihilis

Greestis Aaraam Hue

Soan Wattn Rut Gaam Hue

Our country is like a beautiful village

Behold !The villager sleeps under cool chinar

after Harvesting his crops .

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