Kashmir’s Water Crisis Deepens as Himalayan Snowpack Shrinks and Springs Run Dry
Mohammad Ashraf Mir used to begin his mornings in his orchard. Now he begins them looking for water. The 35-year-old apple grower from Sopore, Kashmir’s apple town and home to Asia’s second-largest fruit market, lives in a valley once threaded with streams. Today his taps run dry for months. He buys bottled water for his…