Kashmir losing its Almond Farms for brick kilns, HC issue notice

Kashmir losing its Almond Farms for brick kilns, HC issue notice

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has sent notice to the Deputy Commissioner of Budgam district and the member secretary of the Pollution Control Committee over allegations of granting permission to set up two brick kilns in Rangeen Kultreh village. 1,000 almond trees cut down The petitioners claim that more than 1,000 … Read more

Karewa land: Nature’s blessing to Kashmir is in danger

Karewa land: Nature’s blessing to Kashmir is in danger

Karewa (elevated table-land) in Kashmir is under threat due to the construction of infrastructure in the region and climate change. The karewas are an important ecological and geological feature of the Kashmir valley, formed over millions of years by sedimentation and erosion. Known as karewa, these plateaus are 13,000 to 18,000-meter-thick deposits of alluvial soil … Read more