Lake conservation and management Authority starts dredging of the shoreline of the northern side of the Dal Lake under Lake Conservation Programme . After completion of the shoreline dredging of the Hazratbal Basin , the department has shifted Crawl Cat Dredger to Northern side of the Dal Lake (Laam area) for dredging of the shoreline. In the phase 1st , the department of LCMA has taken up the dredging along the shoreline in the Laam area of the lake for a stretch of 2 km approx. along the road by Departmental Dredger – Crawl Cat Dredge Hazratbal to achieve an average depth of 1.5 mtrs approx.The stretch to be covered under phase 1st is from NPL bund to Kral Sangri .