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'''Kutte Kol''' ([[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]: / [[Help:IPA for Kashmiri|kuʈɨ kɔl]] /) is a navigational [[canal]] running through the [[Srinagar]] city | '''Kutte Kol''' ([[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]: / [[Help:IPA for Kashmiri|kuʈɨ kɔl]] /) is a navigational [[canal]] running through the [[Srinagar]] city of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in India. It is believed to be commissioned by [[Kota Rani]], a ruler of [[History of Kashmir|medieval]] [[Kashmir Valley|Kashmir]], initially to regulate floods on the [[Jhelum River|Jhelum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/908064/queens-poets-academics-mystics-a-calendar-celebrates-12-inspirational-women-from-kashmir|title=Queens, poets, academics, mystics: A calendar celebrates 12 inspirational women of Kashmir}}</ref> Later it was also used for navigation to carry food grains to the city. At present, the canal suffers from massive encroachments and its flow has been drastically reduced. The [[Srinagar Municipal Corporation]] plans to restore the canal by dredging and removal of encroachments.<ref name="GK">{{cite news |title=Kutekul loses sheen to encroachments-Greater Kashmir|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/srinagar-city/story/209499.html|date=16 February 2016|accessdate=19 February 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||