A Kashmiri boatman collects mire and aquatic weeds from Dal Lake to use as manure and to extend a floating gardens on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

A stray cow grazes beside a canal filled with trash near Wular Lake in Bandipora, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

A door made of tin sheets stands on a wooden footbridge connecting the interior of Dal Lake to the shore in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Tourists enjoy a ride on a traditional boat at sunset on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Tourists enjoy a ride on a traditional boat near the floating market on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Cattle graze along the banks of Wular Lake as a Kashmiri villager rows a shikara, a traditional boat, in Bandipora, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

A floating vegetable garden is visible in the interior of Dal Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, May 15, 2026.(AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Kashmiri men sell their produce early in the morning at the floating vegetable market on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian Controlled Kashmir, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)