In Photos: Fire & Emergency boat makes first float in Dal Lake

Members of Houseboat community Saturday successfully launched a compact boat for fire & emergency services in the world famous Dal Lake. Photo: Mubashir Khan for Greater Kashmir.

The boat is in itself a first of its kind: thought, designed, made and launched by the Dal dwellers solely on their own, they say. Photo: Mubashir Khan for Greater Kashmir.

This comes amid several horrible fire incidents across the Dal and Nigeen lakes where over dozens of houseboats were gutted and lives were lost, including those of tourists. Photo: Mubashir Khan for Greater Kashmir.

The members of the houseboat community have appealed to the lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to provide an engine and the motor for the emergency boat so it will be easier to maneuver the otherwise manually rowed boat. Photo: Mubashir Khan for Greater Kashmir.