The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) in association with a non-governmental organisation is training ragpickers for effective collection of segregated garbage. “The SMC in association with […]
Category: Environment
Environment
Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project a BOOM Or a Disaster in Making
Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project a BOOM Or a Disaster in Making The famous Kishanganga project has already casted its shadow over flora & fauna of district Bandipora, which […]
Govt has ‘no funds’ to save Kashmir from floods
Jammu and Kashmir government seems to have not learnt any lessons from the devastating floods of 2014 as it has failed to carry out dredging […]
Wular Lake shrinks as residents resort to encroachments
The Wular Lake has shrunk in size and its water carrying capacity has been reduced as government has failed to work out conservation measures. The […]
Choked funds, choked water bodies
Without dredging, flood threat looms large as silt chokes rivers, flood channels After the calamitous flood of September 2014, the rivers and flood channels of […]
69 wildlife officials are guarding 2,50,000 migratory birds in Kashmir
Avian visitors have been making their annual tryst with Kashmir valley for centuries now Avian guests from Eastern Europe, Siberia, China, Philippines and other areas […]
SPCB’s adverse report doesn’t stop kiln operation in Budgam
3 brick kilns operate on horticultural land; authorities unmoved Authorities have failed to cancel the licenses of three brick kilns and suspend their “illegal” operations […]
Migratory birds keep tryst with Kashmir
A riot of colour and cackle has returned to the wetland reserves of Jammu and Kashmir with the first arrivals of thousands of migratory birds […]
Heritage sites decaying after repeated disasters
Heritage sites in the Kashmir valley are decaying due to continuous natural disasters for the past 10 years. However, the government has failed to initiate […]
Quake-prone, yet not prepared for disaster
State falls in seismic zone IV, V I Its disaster management strategy yet to be implemented A decade after the 7.6 magnitude quake claimed 86,000 […]