Concrete swallows Kashmir’s floodplains as natural defences shrink
Srinagar, Oct 10: Kashmir’s natural flood defences are steadily coming under pressure as concrete spreads across the Jhelum floodplain, wetlands lose ground and settlements expand into landscapes that once helped absorb excess water. A scientific study of the Jhelum basin has quantified the scale of this transformation: built-up land within the river’s floodplain increased from 55.47 square kilometres in 1972 to 203.30 square kilometres in 2013 — nearly fourfold in 41 years. “The population living within the floodplain also rose from 11.29 lakh in 1981 to 30.21 lakh in 2011, while the length…
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- Sunday, 11 October 2026, 8:20 am IST
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