Home to a spring with magical, healing powers, a excursion to Kokernag is one of the maximum famous weekend getaways from Srinagar. Located at an altitude of round 2012 meters above sea level, excursion to Kokernag additionally well-knownshows a number of the alternative treasures of this crucial visitor destination. The second you input the inexperienced valley of Kokernag, you’re welcomed via way of means of the cool and aromatic air of the mountains, an air that brings with it the fragrance of the blossoming flora that you see all round this picturesque vale. An array of springs gush out of the bottom of a thickly wooded hill from wherein the waters divide into channels, akin to to the claw- foot of a hen, as a result its name; Kokernag. Place is well-known for gardens, biggest sparkling water springs and its trout stocked streams.

Kokernag has been a well-known location from mediaeval instances and is stated in Ain Akbari that the water of Kokernag satisfies each starvation and thirst and it’s also a treatment for indigestion. It is likewise well-known for its trout streams. Trout hatchery branch has built swimming pools in collection wherein in trout is reared. Different swimming pools have were given trout with one-of-a-kind weights and ages. Kokernag is located at a distance of approximately 22 km from Anantnag at the proper facet of Anantnag- Kishtwar highway. The simplest and maximum cushty manner of achieving this location is to lease a Sumo at Anantnag. One also can trap a neighborhood bus this is effortlessly to be had in Anantnag and head closer to Kokernag. It takes approximately one hour to attain Kokernag.

Blessed with wealthy soil which promotes the boom of numerous styles of plant life and flora, a excursion to Kokernag is made even extra ideal via way of means of the presence of some of lodging alternatives withinside the region. The overall place of Kokernag is three hundred Kanals of which 129 kanals is for the motive of gardens and the relaxation is woodland place. Many charming locations are observed on this place along with Daksum, Sinthan Top, Margan Top, Botanical Garden, Trout Fish Hatchery and Achabal.
INTERESTING FACTS
One of the visitor points of interest round well-known Kokernag spring is Trout Fish Hatchery with its channels stocked with fishes of various sizes and ages. Introduced in early 1980`s, the trout right here has multiplied in wide variety and the export functionality of the Hatchery become performed in 2009 while fish seeds have been exported to north east and Bhutan from right here. Located simply close by to th Kokernag, the waters of the Kokernag spring are fed to severa channels wherein trout fishes of many sorts are reared. The Hatchery is used for breeding and a excessive pleasant seed is produced right here. This seed is in addition disbursed to the J&K Fisheries departmental rearing devices all around the UT and to the non-public fish farmers. This pleasant seed is likewise used for stocking in all of the water our bodies of the UT.
The Hatchery is surrounded on its western facet via way of means of a hill protected with dense forests and consigning the location a marvelous look. There is a lawn as nicely and it’s far bedecked with sort of flora that upload to the attraction of the location. The water channels are interspersed with lengthy patches of grassy beds dotted with willow trees, imparting coloration to the extraordinarily touchy trout fishes all through summers except growing the fascination of the ambience.

Owing to successful, creation and next status quo of trout withinside the valley of Kashmir in 1900 AD, the Department of Fisheries become created in 1903 AD and re-prepared in 1978. Trout Fisheries withinside the UT acquired a chief thrust over the last a long time with the status quo of Mother Trout Fish Farming Project at Kokernag beneathneath European Union Assistance. Here pleasant Trout seed of Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout is being produced. Trout lifestyle is beneathneath taken beneathneath present day era of breeding and rearing to make sure higher survival at one-of-a-kind levels of the fish.

Moreover, a particularly prepared Trout feed mill imported from Holland is likewise housed on this Hatchery. A tourist will experience the serene environs of Trout hatchery in addition to the trout fishes of their herbal surroundings simultaneously.