Brari Nambal, commonly known as Bab Demb ''or'' ''Baba Demb'', is a small freshwater
lake
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located in
Srinagar
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,
Jammu and Kashmir
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* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019
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, India. It is connected to the
Dal lake via a channel and is therefore sometimes referred to as a
lagoon
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of the Dal lake. Until the 1970s, it had a primary outflow in the form of the
Mar
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Canal
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, but after the landfilling of this canal, the lake began to lose its glory. It is currently in highly deteriorated condition while efforts to revive it are on.
References
Lakes of Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar
Water pollution in India
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