Encroachments, rampant plantation of willows and siltation are eating up Wular Lake. One of Asia’s largest freshwater lakes, Wular, situated in north Kashmir, is fast […]
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Environment
Kashmir lake faces threat from encroachment
Hokersar lake in Kashmir, which attracts birds from various parts of the world including as far as Siberia, is facing a threat from massive encroachments […]
Third Flood Threat in a Year Govt Caught Napping
No sooner it rained for just one day than the water level in Jhelum registered a steep increase, to say nothing about the grim prospect […]
Vehicular Pollution worsens Srinagar Air Quality
Air Quality in Kashmir is deteriorating due to the lax norms on controlling vehicular pollution and the lack of reliable pollution checking centres. Many international […]
Hokersar wetland on brink of extinction
With authorities sitting on conservation of Hokersar wetland here, the Ramsar site in the summer capital is on the brink of extinction. Situated on city […]
Once pristine AANCHAR LAKE in last throes
Failure of successive regimes to take measures for conservation of Aanchar lake here has pushed the water body on the verge of extinction. Till few […]
Flood mismanagement worry Srinagar
Despite passing of over nine months since the devastating floods ravaged the Srinagar city, the state government and its agencies which are responsible for flood […]
Brari Nambal conservation litmus test for Govt
Restoring pristine glory of Brari Nambal lagoon here, which is on the verge of extinction mainly due to official apathy, has emerged as a litmus […]
Wildfire engulfs forest in Kashmir
A wildfire engulfed forest areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri District, damaging trees and robbing wild animals of their natural habitat. Gusty and strong winds […]
LAWDA removes encroachments inside Dal Lake
Continuing the anti-encroachment drive in and around the Dal Lake, the Enforcement wing of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) Thursday removed several illegal structures […]