What is happening in Nepal should not be dismissed as merely another natural calamity. When mountains are pushed beyond their ecological limits, natural hazards can rapidly turn into human disasters.
What is happening in Nepal should not be dismissed as merely another natural calamity.
When mountains are pushed beyond their ecological limits, natural hazards can rapidly turn into human disasters.
From Kashmir's rivers and forests to its mountain slopes and tourist destinations, the pressure on the ecosystem is growing every year.
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What is happening in Nepal should not be dismissed as merely another natural calamity. When mountains are pushed beyond their ecological limits, natural hazards can rapidly turn into human disasters. From Kashmir's rivers and forests to its mountain slopes and tourist destinations, the pressure on the ecosystem is growing every year.
The devastating situation unfolding in Nepal must serve as a wake-up call for the entire Himalayan region, particularly for Jammu & Kashmir, where fragile mountain ecosystems are being subjected to unprecedented and unsustainable pressure. Qayoom Wani, as per a statement issued on Monday, urged the Government of India and the Government of Jammu & Kashmir to stop treating ecological concerns as secondary to development and to immediately undertake a comprehensive review of developmental activities across the Himalayan belt. The Himalayan ecosystem is extremely fragile, and reckless construction, unplanned urbanisation, deforestation, indiscriminate road expansion, excessive tourism, mining, riverbed exploitation and disregard for carrying capacity are steadily weakening this natural shield.
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