Audit flags over 2,528 kanals under encroachment; open water shrinks, pollution and planning gaps persist
Audit finds failure to identify affected communities, revenue loss, low fund utilisation and weak oversight
Untreated sewage, incomplete networks blamed as lake area declines over 13 years
Families shifted to safer locations; authorities set up relief camp, monitor situation
Fresh affidavit flags carcasses, bio-medical waste, alleges deliberate pollution of river stretch
Lake area down by 2,851 hectares since 1967; fragmented governance, land-use changes blamed
CM Omar Abdullah says downstream mapping underway; over 2,700 buildings, key infrastructure potentially exposed
Industry body seeks better air links, simpler rules, stronger waste and sewage systems
Zanskar ice not thick enough; start likely around Jan 15
Animal tranquilised, relocated after straying into homes in south Kashmir
Residents warn of health hazards as neglected waterway fills with waste