write the environment condition of Jammu and Kashmir
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There is cool environment
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Jammu borders Kashmir to the north, Ladakh to the east, and Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the south. In the west, the Line of Control separates Jammu from Pakistani-administered Jammu and Kashmir (known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan, and as Pakistani-administered Jammu and Kashmir in India-administered). In between the Vale of Kashmir to the north and the Daman Koh Plains to the south, the Shivalik Range comprises most of the region of Jammu. The Pir Panjal Range, the Trikuta Hills and the low-lying Tawi River basin add beauty and diversity to the terrain of Jammu. The Pir Panjal range separates Jammu from the Kashmir valley. Jammu region has geographically 8 sub regions Ravi-Tawi Kandi plains, Shiwaliks, Pir Panjal belt, Chenab Valley, Bhaderwah Valley, Gandoh Valley, Paddar Valley and Warwan-Marwah Valley.
The climate of the region varies with altitude. In and around Jammu city, the climate is similar to the nearby Punjab region with hot summers, rainy monsoon, and mildly cold and foggy winters. While Jammu City itself does not experience any snowfall, the higher hills and mountains are snow-capped during the winter. People from all over India come to the Patnitop mountain resort to enjoy the winter snows. The shrine of Vaishno Devi is covered with snow in the winter. The Banihal Pass, which links the Jammu region to the Kashmir region, often experiences closure in the winter months due to extremely heavy snowfall.
Is environment finding a voice in conflict-ridden Kashmir?
While the human toll due to conflict is well documented, little is known about its impact on environment.
Kashmir is not new to illegal encroachments around sensitive environmental zones like Dal Lake Credit: Fulvio Spada / Flicker
Kashmir is not new to illegal encroachments around sensitive environmental zones like Dal Lake Credit: Fulvio Spada / Flicker
Kashmir’s environment suffers when political violence reigns over the state. This time, it’s tad different. A concerted effort from civil society and political and religious organisations has made some headway in putting an end to illegal encroachments in ecologically sensitive areas at a time when Kashmir has been affected by bouts of violence following the killing of Burhan Wani in early July.
The state is neither a stranger to curfews and clashes between security forces and protesters, nor is it oblivious to illegal encroachments around sensitive environmental zones like Dal Lake in Srinagar and in Pahalgam. Lately, the co-relation between political unrest and environmental threats to Kashmir has become more pronounced, especially with the surge in illegal tree-felling and timber smuggling.