Wildlife wardens demand urgent measures to restore the Hokera ... Kashmir after record rainfall in 2014 caused widespread damage and about 150 deaths, is drying out an internationally protected ...

the Jammu & Kashmir Eco Watch is marching ahead. However, the crux of this initiative is the participation of local communities in conserving their regional water bodies and wetlands. Yousuf tells ...

Deforestation, faulty flood management and frequent flooding had led to large silt deposits in two Ramsar site wetlands in the Kashmir Himalayas, Hokera and Haigam. While Haigam was over silted ...

J&K Lost 120 Hectares Of Wetland In 10 Years Habitat Destruction, Pollution; Overexploitation Of Aquatic Resources Key Reasons Srinagar- Jammu & Kashmir ... hectares and Hokera Wetland 1,375 ...

Athar Parvaiz via The Third Pole In 2018, the government of Jammu and Kashmir dredged the flood spill channel of the Hokersar Wetland in an apparent effort to solve the problem of flooding in ...

They form a flood absorption mechanism because they are located in the Jhelum river basin," Rashid Naqash, the Chief Wildlife Warden, Jammu and Kashmir, told PTI. Mr. Naqash said the wetlands are ...

Birdwatchers in Kashmir spot a Sanderling for the first time in 134 years at Hokersar Wetland. Reyan Sofi, Mufeeq Ahmad Malik ...

The migratory birds at Hokersar wetland spread over an area of 13.54 sq km in central Kashmir’s Srinagar and Budgam districts. (HT File) The channel is expected to give a new lease of life to ...

The ‘queen wetland of Kashmir’ Hokersar, or Hokera, overlooked by Pir Panjal ... Ecology and Remote Sensing (government of Jammu & Kashmir), more than 50 percent of water bodies in Srinagar ...

Srinagar, Feb 03 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir administration celebrated ‘World Wetlands Day’ at famous Hokersar Wetland in Srinagar. The aim of the initiative was to highlight the importance of ...

SRINAGAR, INDIA (REUTERS) - A flood management plan, drawn up to protect the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir after record ... through the Hokera wetland and back into the river in ...