A trip to Kashmir was once considered incomplete without a stay in a houseboat that used to lodge celebrities like Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison and Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar. Guests like Nelson Rockefeller, the 41st US Vice-President, and ambassadors of foreign countries too would prefer to stay at the houseboats during a visit to the Valley. However, now its owners fear that the houseboats may soon become extinct. The number of houseboats on the Dal and Nigeen Lakes is reducing with every passing year and its owners say repairing…
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