Green Spaces Are Srinagar’s First Defence

Srinagar is often described through its lakes, gardens, mountains and chinar trees. The city’s beauty is not merely ornamental; it is rooted in a fragile ecological balance that has shaped its climate, culture and public life for centuries. Yet, as Srinagar expands, its urban green spaces are steadily being reduced, fragmented or treated as leftover patches of land waiting for construction. This i