Environmental degradation of Jammu and Kashmir : causes and consequences

Authors

  • Geetu Sharma Asst lecturer in Geography at GDC Mendhar Poonch

Keywords:

Environment, Jammu and Kashmir, pollution

Abstract

Every year on 5 June the World Environment Day is celebrated. On this day the world reviews its past performance and new environmental conservation programmers and policies draw on the proposals and recommendations from different environmentalists and consequently efforts are made to implement those fresh programs and policies in order to protect the environment. But we do realize the significance of this day and we truly want to wake up to the massages that nature is giving us overtly with respect to today's problems. The answer is definitely no, since we don't even contribute to preserve our own environment and don't participate in little actions that save the environment, which at least is our responsibility.

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Published

2017-12-30

How to Cite

Sharma, G. (2017). Environmental degradation of Jammu and Kashmir : causes and consequences. Innovative Research Thoughts, 3(7), 174–177. Retrieved from https://irt.shodhsagar.com/index.php/j/article/view/183