Half of Jammu and Kashmir’s Lakes Have Vanished Since 1967, CAG Warns of Deepening Ecological Crisis
Nearly half of Jammu and Kashmir’s lakes have disappeared over the past decades, according to a new audit by India’s Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The report, which examined lake management between 2017-18 and 2021-22, found that out of 697 lakes recorded in 1967, 315 have vanished. These covered an area of 1,537.07…