River Wild

Photography by Bittu Sahgal.

This river also happens to be Srinagar's lifeline as it supplies the city with much of its drinking water and  feeds the Dal Lake, which is central to the sustenance of Srinagar's citizens. Young Kashmiris are engaged in a massive campaign right now to keep the Dagwan river and the Dachigam forests free of disturbances, which  come from illegal and legal (the J&K government runs a sheep farm INSIDE the national park) grazing, poaching and pollution. Protecting wildlife is synonymous with the protection of wild rivers across the Indian subcontinent.