Bashir Ahmed, a Kashmiri fisher, stands on an island in Wular Lake in Bandipora, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Abdul Rasheed, a fisher, casts his net into the waters of Wular Lake in Bandipora, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Kashmiri fishers on a boat row past weed and lotus leaves lying on the bank of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

A Kashmiri man harvests grass from Dal Lake to sell as fodder for cattle in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Kashmiri women on a boat wash blankets in the interiors of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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)