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HomeCity: Srinagar

City: Srinagar

Achan landfill, Srinagar's only garbage dumping site
Waste Management

Court orders ignored: Srinagar’s lone landfill site spreads disease and misery

January 17, 2023 Abid Bashir Wani

In 2007, the High Court ordered SMC to close the Srinagar garbage dumping site within 18 months. The orders have not been implemented till date.

Smart city work in Srinagar's lal chowk area
Governance

After 70 years of neglect, Srinagar gets a facelift

December 21, 2022 Abid Bashir Wani

Srinagar is set to get a makeover with a series of Smart City projects, worth Rs 1000 crore. The aim is to target tourism.

Homes damaged in fire in Srinagar old city
Civic

Battling rising fire incidents in Srinagar with old and outdated equipment

November 30, 2022 Abid Bashir Wani

In 2022 alone, till October 31st, there were close to 400 reported fire incidents in Srinagar district! How can the fire department be equipped enough?

Tourists flock to the famed Mugal gardens in Srinagar
Society

Influx of tourists in Srinagar throws up major challenges in keeping city and its gardens clean

June 9, 2022 Abid Bashir Wani

Government figures suggest since January this year, seven lakh tourists have arrived, for the first time in the past decade.

Power cuts hits students studies
Society

Only the traditional kangris, not electricity, keep Srinagar residents warm in winter

February 15, 2022 Abid Bashir Wani

This winter, Srinagar residents have had to spend nights at home without electricity even as temperatures plummeted to minus seven degrees.

Srinagar's first lake ambulance service
Health

Srinagar: For Dal Lake residents, boat ambulance brings relief and hope

September 28, 2021 Abid Bashir Wani

The first and only one of its kind on the Dal Lake, Tariq Ahmed Patloo’s boat ambulance has all basic facilities, including an oxygen system.

Srinagar deserted waterway promenade
Society

What is behind the alarming rise in suicides in Srinagar?

September 10, 2021 Abid Bashir Wani

There have been one or two reported suicides in Srinagar almost every week. Experts stress the need for more robust mental health care services.

Infrastructure

Closure of Srinagar’s precarious lifeline leaves citizens without essentials

January 23, 2021 Abid Bashir Wani

No vegetables, no mutton, no LPG. Closure till March of the only surface link connecting the valley with rest of India has hit food supply and livelihoods.

Economy

Emotions run high as markets in Srinagar reopen after 85-day lockdown

June 29, 2020 Abid Bashir Wani

Srinagar markets are open and business is gradually picking up. But customers are still few, and many traders are yet to get over the loss they have suffered.

Governance

Meet the man behind Srinagar’s determined COVID-19 fight: Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu

June 13, 2020 Abid Bashir Wani

“In the long run, we have to move beyond lockdowns and remain vigilant… we need to make certain changes in our lives,” said the flamboyant, active mayor of Srinagar in an exclusive interview.

Society

Growing vegetables, storing rice: Lessons from Srinagar that has seen and survived many lockdowns

April 21, 2020 Abid Bashir Wani

The people of Kashmir have learnt some important survival lessons from coping with decades of conflict and resulting restrictions. So much so that Kashmiris living elsewhere are now calling home for advice on how to cope with life under lockdown.

Health

Srinagar: COVID-19, two deaths, 45 positive cases and counting…

March 31, 2020 Abid Bashir Wani

The story is familiar. A few people returning from abroad, ignoring quarantine, meeting family and friends and then testing positive. A preacher, in particular, may have spread the virus far and wide in Kashmir.

Civic

How Srinagar’s historic hub is losing its centuries-old glory

March 18, 2020 Abid Bashir Wani

Downtown Srinagar is still the place you should visit to sample the real essence of Kashmir — its artistic, social, cultural and spiritual heritage. But decades of official neglect and social unrest is slowly killing it all.

Economy

In Srinagar, houseboats and their builders face extinction

February 12, 2020 Abid Bashir Wani

On one hand, strict High Court guidelines prohibit new registration of houseboats in Dal and Nigeen lakes in Srinagar. On the other, there are just three master craftsmen left, who can build these boats, the older ones among which are in decrepit state.

Economy

18000 crore rupees, nearly 5 lakh jobs lost as Kashmir reels under internet suspension

January 3, 2020 Abid Bashir Wani

Those are just the figures since August 5th, as quoted in a report from the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Underlying these figures is the angst of thousands who did not get their salaries, students who struggled to prepare for crucial exams and many more.

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