Articles by Nusrath Sidiq

Loss of daily wages, indefinite suspension of school sessions, unpaid salaries, delayed infrastructure projects — as Indo-Pak conflict and its spiralling effect in Kashmir dominate headlines, its impact on the common man is often ignored.

Several studies on pollution in the Dal Lake have pointed to the impact of the waste discharged by houseboats operating on the lake; yet rehabilitation or realignment of these may not be the only solution for saving the lake.

Almost synonymous with Kashmir, the Dal Lake is dying a slow death, marred by ineffective sewage disposal, rampant encroachments and inefficient administration. The J&K High Court, too, has observed that “crores have been spent so far, but nothing has happened on the ground.”