Srinagar, Aug. 20 -- The concept of blue-green corridors/ urban development offers the cities and towns of Jammu and Kashmir an opportunity to make climate-resilient urban plans by harnessing the hydrological resources and traditional constructs such as the neglected and eroded khuls, irrigation, and natural drainage systems that once sustained J&K's agriculture, drainage, and groundwater. The city of Srinagar is now highly and rapidly urbanized and its ecology has been compromised as a result. In particular, the natural drainage systems that once helped the city to naturally manage seasonal flows of water are now overwhelmed and prone to flooding due to urban encroachment. The transition from traditional drainage practices to water-sensi...