Present study aimed to investigate the post flood impact on fishing communities in district Srinagar. In this connection the socio-economic status, literacy levels and psychological impact of floods on the fishers of Dal Lake was studied. Three sites viz., Habak (site I), Konikhan new road (site II) and Dobhighat (site III) were randomly selected and the fishers residing around these areas of the lake were randomly surveyed through well structured and in depth guided schedule. At site I, 96.67% of respondents were found associated with fisheries sector where as others opted other professions to earn their livelihood. The post flood scenario revealed that most of the houses (67%) from the study sites were found completely damaged while as 91% of total craft and 97% of the total gear was enlisted in the same category.The respondents revealed that fishes in all sites suffered disease outbreak in post flood period. There was 100% disease outbreak found in the entire sites as revealed by the respondents. This not only made fish unsuitable for human consumption but also affected the economy of fishers.
Fish production was also found reduced after 3-6 months of floods in all the sites, site III among which was severely affected. Apart from this, Nadru (nelumbo nicifera), an economically important plant in Dal Lake was also found with diminished production in all the sites. Respondents revealed that they received no support from the state government after floods, where as very few received compensation. Majority of the respondents reveal that they were not satisfied with the help, provided, if any, by the government, respondents from Khonikhan new road (100%) denied any help from the government.