New Delhi: Char Chinar, an iconic tourist spot in the middle of Lake Dal in Srinagar, is set to regain his glory which is rather faded after decaying three of the magnificent four Chinar trees from where the island gets its name.
The government of Jammu & Kashmir has decided to translate three Chinar trees which are planted completely from other places to places on the island where the decayions have stood in the ‘green’ health.
The trees are translocated, which have been identified by the State Forest Department and will have the same height as single intact trees, it is expected to be translocated around December 2021 or January 2022 because the weather conditions will be ideal at that time.
Recovery island with Char Chinar – The famous background of many films shot in Kashmir – will attract locals and tourists who once again can enjoy the view of the lake and the mountains around it, when they destroy them ‘Shikara’ ride dal for a short stopover on the island.
Sources told TII that J & K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha was very interested in restoring the ‘Char Chinari’ park – created by Murad Baksh, Mughal’s brother Emperor Aurangzeb – to the original glory and has held a series of meetings with the officials of the forest department The past of the year to discuss a successful way to do it.
This is because of past efforts to save the decaying chinar trees have failed.
In fact, efforts in 2019 to revive tourist attractions by planting Chinar trees also did not make much progress to call correctly to the name ‘Char Chinar’, the island must have four Chinar trees with the same high and thickness.
The current effort is to translocate scientifically.
The forestry department was asked to test the land on the island so that the reason for the decay of trees could be identified and the conditions were made to ensure that the trees were translocated and developed.
J & K has received a bunch of tourists this year, with September recording the highest arrival at 12.82 lakh.