THE DYING WULAR LAKE OF KASHMIR
Was it the biggest fresh water lake of Asia? I don't know.
Was it Maha-Padmaasar as
mentioned in Neelamatpurana and kalhana’s Rajatarangini? I don't know.
Was this the lake that kashmiris dreaded for its strong winds after 4 PM ? Swimming in the lake
was considered a big achievement . And crossing the lake meant a distinction.
The popular kashmiri saying went like this :-
“ N O Pass Magar Wular Cross.” Or “ I have no formal education but
look , I have crossed the wular Lake . What more you need now ?”
I may not be surprised, if in November 2020, i see a Board at
the Lake that could be as under...
"Welcome to Wularpora..Plots for sale...5 Marla ,10 Marla
,1 Kanal and 2 kanals. Built in Duplex Bunglows and ready to move in Flats also
available...Inner roads 30 feet wide . Government Approved Colony . Modern
Drainage and sewerage .
Contact
"Save Kashmir Builders"
Main Market
Sopore
Corporate office
Eco Friendly Villa ,
Save Dal Colony,
Chaar Chinar,
Inside Dal Lake
Srinagar ....
Branches At...
Pulwama, shopian, Kulgam,Ananatnag, kupwara
And all major towns.
Reach us..
Tel......25 lines
Email.savekasmir@...
( Free site visit in Jeep from 10 to 5PM every day .For Booking
from Jammu contact Mr....mobile...........)
So many reasons for this
colossal neglect . Some say the aggressive Poplar and willow plantation around the lake . Some say deposit
of silt that led to sealing and closure of so many fresh water springs in the
lake . some say the rapid deforestation in the upstream areas and global change in ecosystems..
That all is for the experts to
say ; But for a common man a grand lake is on its Death Bed . Due to Encroachments , 217 sq km lake has now been reduced to a mere
85 sq km.
Anchaar Lake, Near Srinagar city is Dead now. Our
world famous Dal Lake in Srinagar
has lost 70 per cent of its capacity due
to encroachments , growth of wild weeds and construction activity .
Can we restore life back to this lake that is facing extinction on all fronts ?
To this post , I am adding three lines from a Kashmiri poem of
Vasudev Reh . Late Vasudev ji was from sopore, a town that has close proximity
to Wular Lake. Though blind by birth, he had a vision that could see coming
events with exceptional clarity..
Maaney booziv yiman kalaaman Hosha Hosh
Aalav myon iyee shaaman shaaman hosha Hosh..
Myaan yahaai kraekh shahran gaaman hosha hosh
( Vasudev Reh )
"Take Care, Care my friend, "
Understand what I intend to communicate..
My call shall always be there ,
Every evening I shall awaken you.
"Take care, Care my friend.."..
I keep crying in our cities ,
I keep crying in our villages,
"Take care, Care my friend..."
( Autar Mota )
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