By IANS,
Srinagar : President Pranab Mukherjee, now on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Thursday went on a boat ride in the famed Dal Lake in Srinagar.
State Governor N.N. Vohra, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and senior civil and police officials accompanied President Mukherjee.
During the boat ride, officials briefed the president on the conservation of the famous lake and the rehabilitation programme launched by the state government for displaced people. The measures undertaken for conservation of the lake, including dredging and laying the sewer lines, were explained.
After a boat ride around the Dal Lake, Mukherjee visited Nishat Garden, where he had afternoon tea.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will host a dinner in honour of the president Thursday evening.