{{short description|Road in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}} {{infobox road |country=IND |name= Foreshore Road |image = Foreshore Road on the banks of Dal Lake 2014-08-23 11-00.jpg |image_notes = |terminus_a= Hazratbal, Srinagar district |terminus_b= Nishat, Srinagar district |cities=Hazratbal, Shalimar, Nishat |history= |formed= |maint= National Highways Authority of India |length_km= 5.2 |system= }}
'''Foreshore Road''' is one of the prestigious roads in the city of Srinagar.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/|title=Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!|website=Wikimapia.org|access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> The notability of the road lies in the fact that the entire road lies on the banks of Dal Lake.<ref name="auto"/> The road starts from Hazratbal, Srinagar and ends at Nishat. The famous Mughal Gardens of Shalimar Bagh and Nishat Bagh are situated on the road. The economy of the people living here greatly depends on tourism. The road is also connected to the Boulevard road. Driving on the road provides glances of the beautiful Dal Lake and views of the sunset can be enjoyed from this road. In the summers the cool breeze of Dal Lake provides respite to the people resting on the roadside. From 13 April every year, government officials open the Mughal Gardens for visitors around the world. Due to this, tourists can be seen on the way to visit these places. The Foreshore and Boulevard roads also host largest number of hotels for tourists in Srinagar and is maintained by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir regularly.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/Srinagar/Boulevard-Road-Market/ps51718328.cms|title=BOULEVARD ROAD MARKET|newspaper=The Times of India |last1=Kapur |first1=Saurabh}}</ref>
== Significance == The road rests on the northern boundary of the Dal Lake and provides necessary barricade for the possible encroachment in the form of construction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New road proposed to save Dal Lake from encroachers |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/jammu-kashmir/new-road-proposed-to-save-dal-lake-from-encroachers-503887/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
==Gallery== <gallery caption="" widths="300px" heights="300px" perrow="3"> File:Foreshore Road 2014-08-23 10-57.jpg|Foreshore Road on the banks of Dal Lake File:Dal Lake from foreshore road 2014-08-23 10-58.jpg|View of the Dal Lake from Foreshore Road </gallery>
==See also== * Hazratbal Shrine * Kashmir University * National Institute of Technology, Srinagar * 90 Feet Road * Lal Bazar
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Category:Transport in Srinagar Category:Roads in Jammu and Kashmir