Tranquil Dal Lake in Srinagar

Tourists take a rest by the famed tourist resort Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, March 28, 2006. Local authorities are battlling to save the freshwater lake, which tops most of the region's major tourist draws, which has nearly halved in size in recent few decades and is now threatened by pollution.

Tourists take boats to visit the famed tourist resort Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, March 28, 2006. Local authorities are battlling to save the freshwater lake, which tops most of the region's major tourist draws, which has nearly halved in size in recent few decades and is now threatened by pollution.