SRINAGAR, Sept. 17 -- The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has sought a response from the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, on concerns raised over proposed industrial development in an alleged flood-zone area, including a Rs.104.02-crore Plug-and-Play Industrial Park planned at Nowgam.

The direction was issued by a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Rajnesh Oswal while hearing a public interest litigation filed by the Environmental Policy Group (EPG) and connected matters.

The bench was considering an affidavit filed by the petitioner on August 27, 2026. In its order dated September 15, the court observed that the affidavit raised "certain critical issues", including industrialisation in a f...