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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== |
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File:Kutte Kol OpenStreetMap.png The Kutte Kol canal in Srinagar (marked orange) | |
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Start point | Jhelum River |
End point | Jhelum River |
Kutte Kol (Kashmiri: / kuʈɨ kɔl /) is a navigational canal running through the Srinagar city of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is believed to be commissioned by Kota Rani, a ruler of medieval Kashmir, initially to regulate floods on the Jhelum.[1] 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.[2]
Etymology[edit]
Although believed to be named after its supposed commissioner, Kota Rani, a more analytical explanation holds that the name is derived from 'Ksipt Kulya', which means a rivulet of 'Ksipt' (another name for Jhelum). [3][4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Queens, poets, academics, mystics: A calendar celebrates 12 inspirational women of Kashmir".
- ↑ "Kutekul loses sheen to encroachments-Greater Kashmir". 16 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ K.N. Dhar. Glimpses of Kashmiri Culture, p. 71, at Google Books
- ↑ "Vitasta". Retrieved 19 February 2016.