First Row Houseboats

Srinagar


For guests, the first-row houseboats can prove noisy and lacking in privacy. However, as an attraction they collectively form Srinagar's signature image.

The city plans to move these boats to a different part of the lake, with the aim of improving water quality, but locals doubt it will actually happen.


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