Seven dry winters put Kashmir’s water security at risk
Srinagar, Oct 17: Kashmir’s water crisis may be unfolding long before its rivers run low. High in the Himalayas, where winter snowfall stores water for the warmer months, a worrying shift in snow cover and repeated winter precipitation deficits are raising fresh questions about the Valley’s long-term water security. A satellite-based study published in the journal Climate in 2025 found that the snow-covered area across Jammu and Kashmir declined from 22,261.21 square kilometres in 2000 to 15,275.75 square kilometres in 2024 — a reduction of around 31.4 per cent.
The findings underline the…
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- Weather & monsoon, ISRO & space, Farmers & agriculture
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- Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh
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- abid bashir
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- Sunday, 18 October 2026, 7:14 am IST
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