Fascinating vegetable markets afloat on Dal lake
Srinagar,
Sept
20,
2007:
The
Dal
Lake
in
Srinagar
boasts
of
being
the
venue
for
the
famous
'floating
vegetable
market',
the
only
one
of
its
kind
in
India
and
the
second
in
the
world
after
the
rowing
shops
along
the
River
Mekong
in
Vietnam.
Spanning an area of 12,500 acres, the market generates a business of 35 million rupees annually. The market is around 150 years old and offers livelihood to hundreds of people in the valley.
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Story first published: Thursday, September 20, 2007, 18:35 [IST]