Srinagar, March 7 -- PDP legislator Waheed ur Rehman Para said on Saturday that as J&K faces a dry spell in the coming months, the Union Territory's unspent Capex funds for this year amount to Rs.700 crore.

This winter J&K has observed a rainfall deficit of almost 60-65 mm which has impacted rivers, water bodies and water sources. Even February recorded all time high temperature and experts had attributed this to global warming and climate change like conditions. Even the ski resort Gulmarg and Pahalgam has witnessed abnormal day temperature in February and March.

"J&K is heading toward a serious climate crisis. The dry spell has already begun, Kashmir feels like summer in winter. Rivers are shrinking, the water table is falling, canals...