Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- Despite being legally designated as protected "green belt" zones, Srinagar continues to witness rampant construction and encroachment. These developments are compromising the city's environmental balance and eroding its historic urban character. Illegal constructions have proliferated along lake edges, wetlands, and historic buffer zones-particularly near areas such as Nishat Bagh, Shalimar Garden, and the Dal Lake perimeter Historic loss: Valuable green corridors around Mughal-era gardens and traditional neighborhoods are being replaced by concrete structures, damaging both heritage and ecology Authorities such as the Lake Conservation & Management Authority (LCMA) and LAWDA have periodically conducted demolition dri...