From Kashmir To Kanyakumari: Dal Lake Hosts First-Ever Khelo India Water Sports Festival

This inaugural festival blends competitive water sports such as rowing, canoeing, and kayaking, with cultural demonstrations like the traditional shikara race, making it a celebration of both sport and heritage. Backed by the central government under the PM package, the initiative highlights the union territory’s natural water resources, which offer ideal conditions for such events.

​This inaugural festival blends competitive water sports such as rowing, canoeing, and kayaking, with cultural demonstrations like the traditional shikara race, making it a celebration of both sport and heritage. Backed by the central government under the PM package, the initiative highlights the union territory’s natural water resources, which offer ideal conditions for such events.