Kashmir moves to close more than 1,000 houseboats

Tue, 03/10/2009 - 13:45
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Kashmir’s houseboats, long promoted as part of the picture of an ideal Kashmir holiday, face an uncertain future. The High Court of Indian administered Kashmir has ordered the closure of about 1,200 houseboats because they spill waste into Dal Lake. But as Shahnawaz Khan reports, houseboat owners say there are other ways to treat the lake.

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