Heli services started in Ladakh, covering Leh, Kargil, Padum, Lingshed, Dibling, Neyrak, Diskit, Turtuk, Srinagar and Jammu

Heli services started in Ladakh, covering Leh, Kargil, Padum, Lingshed, Dibling, Neyrak, Diskit, Turtuk, Srinagar and Jammu

The helicopter services in Ladakh are now open for tourists to travel across the Union Territory, with the first batch of tourists having already availed the heli-service, officials said. The first batch took the helicopter ride here on Tuesday. The helicopter services operated by the administration will be available to the locals and tourists across sectors in the Union Territory, they said. Rates to avail the service have been notified by the administration for the residents of Ladakh, according to the order from Ladakh’s civil aviation department. “Individuals desirous of…

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Single-Use Plastic: GoI gears up to enforce ban in J&K

Single-Use Plastic: GoI gears up to enforce ban in J&K

Countrywide ban on manufacture, import, distribution, use from July 1 With India implementing a blanket ban on single-use plastic items from July 1 this year, the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC) today issued public notice prohibiting production, stocking, distribution, sale and use of single use plastic in the Union Territory. The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change had issued notification No. G.S.R. 571 (E) on August 12, 2021 by virtue of which manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified single use plastic (SUP) items shall…

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Heat wave grips Kashmir; Srinagar sizzles at 34°C, Monsoon to arrive by July 1

Heat wave grips Kashmir; Srinagar sizzles at 34°C, Monsoon to arrive by July 1

The capital city of Srinagar recorded the hottest day of this season on Wednesday as the mercury touched 34°C mark, even as the meteorological office here predicted light to moderate rains in Jammu and Kashmir. Today’s temperature was over 0.8°C higher than yesterday and 3.4°C above the normal for this time of the season, a MET official said. It also remained third highest in the last 12 years in Srinagar. On 9 June 2021, Srinagar recorded 34.7°C. The highest June temperature in Srinagar in the last 12 years was 35°C…

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