EPG sounds alarm over vanishing lakes in J&K
Published on: April 12, 2026, 12:39 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Apr 11: The Environmental Policy Group (EPG) today termed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India’s latest report on wetlands a “wake-up call,” warning that the large-scale disappearance of lakes and water bodies in J&K cannot be “brushed aside in speeches” and requires urgent, time-bound government action. Citing the CAG findings, the group said 315 lakes-nearly 45 per cent of the total-have completely disappeared across the Union Territory, pointing to a deepening ecological crisis and systemic […]
