This is what makes Nadru a high-priced delicacy…
This is what makes Nadru a high-priced delicacy – despite winter chill, farmers has to dive into the lakes to get to the Lotus stems, which are generally extracted from November to March every year. This picture shows a farmer taking out Nadru from Srinagar’s Anchar Lake, a water-body which is dying fast owing to encroachments from all sides besides other hydrological and biological problems.