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Achan Dumping Site Crisis in Srinagar: Toxic Waste Threatens SKIMS, Public Health & Environment

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Achan Dumping Site Crisis in Srinagar: Toxic Waste Threatens SKIMS, Public Health & Environment

Achan’s Growing Garbage Mountain: Srinagar’s Silent Emergency By: Javid Amin | 15 April 2026 In the heart of Kashmir’s capital, a slow-burning environmental disaster continues to unfold. The Achan dumping site, spread across nearly 123 acres, has transformed into a towering landfill—an unintended monument to decades of urban neglect and poor waste management planning. What was once a peripheral waste disposal site is now deeply embedded in Srinagar’s expanding urban ecosystem, silently impacting thousands of lives every day. From toxic air drifting across neighborhoods to contaminated water threatening vital ecosystems,…

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Kashmir Witnesses Alarming Rise in Cancer: Over 50,000 Cases in Seven Years

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A Silent Emergency Unfolds in the Valley By: Javid Amin | 25 September 2025 On a cold morning in Srinagar, 38-year-old Shazia from Pulwama sat in the oncology ward at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), waiting for her chemotherapy session. A schoolteacher, mother of two, and until recently, the picture of health, she never imagined that a small lump in her breast would turn into a battle for survival. Her story is not an isolated one. It echoes across Kashmir’s towns and villages, where cancer is slowly emerging as…

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