Jammu & Kashmir’s economy struggles amid lockdowns

A Kashmiri boatman rows his boat through a closed floating market on the Dal Lake during lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Indian-controlled Kashmir's economy is yet to recover from a colossal loss a year after New Delhi scrapped the disputed region's autonomous status and divided it into two federally governed territories. (Photo: AP)

A farmer waits for customers during daybreak at a floating market on the Dal Lake, in Srinagar. Vegetables traded in this floating market are supplied to Srinagar and few parts of the Kashmir valley. It's one of the major sources of income for the lake dwellers. (Photo: PTI)

A Kashmiri shopkeeper sits at the entrance of his half closed shop during lockdown in Srinagar. (Photo: AP)

A Kashmiri houseboat owner Ghulam Qadir shows his guest entry book which was last filled in July 2019, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. (Photo: AP)

Farmers and traders wait for customers to sell their produce during daybreak at a floating market on the Dal Lake, in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)

Kashmiri waiter Ghulam Nabi adjusts the curtains inside an unoccupied room at Hotel New York during a lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. (Photo: AP)

Kashmiri hotel manager Khurshid Ahmed stands at the reception counter of Hotel Standard during lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus in Srinagar. (Photo: AP)

An overview of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. (Photo: AP)