Rivers up for grabs, govt remains insensitive

No major policy change to save water bodies in the state since devastating floods last year More than a year has passed since the devastating floods in September 2014 ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, but the state government seems to have forgotten its promise to rein in unabated encroachment along rivers and other water bodies. This was a major reason for destruction which cost the state billions in infrastructure and around 300 precious lives. Despite the Water Resources Regulation Act providing executive powers to the authorities to act against the offenders,…

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