An Overview of Tourism on Dal Lake: A Spatial Analysis

Supratim Karmakar; Dhruba Jyoti Mudoi  lowast; Subrata Dey

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DOI: 10.53989/bu.ga.v14i1.24.176

Year: 2025, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 9-14

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An Overview of Tourism on Dal Lake: A Spatial Analysis

Supratim Karmakar¹, Dhruba Jyoti Mudoi^2∗, Subrata Dey³

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Adamas University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
²Research Scholar, Department of Geography, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, 731235, West Bengal, India
³Post Graduation Student, Department of Geography, Adamas University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Received Date:11 October 2024, Accepted Date:08 June 2025

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Abstract

Dal Lake is one of the most desired as well as popular visiting places among the tourists of India and abroad. The lake is situated in the heart of Srinagar City which is well connected with various parts of India. The natural elegance of the Himalayas makes the lake more attractive. This current paper is mainly focused on the spatial analysis of tourist spots over Dal Lake and the influx of tourists in the lake. Various statistical and cartographical methods like supervised classification of land use and land cover (LULC), and proximity analysis have been done to fulfil these objectives. The major data source of this study is collected from tourism department of Jammu and Kashmir. Primary data about the houseboat owners has been done by questionnaire survey. The paper finally tries to bring out the prospects of tourism development in Dal Lake in a sustainable way.

Keywords: Tourism, Lake, Houseboats, Buffer, Land use

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