Srinagar, Oct. 2 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has done the unthinkable. He has ordered a crackdown on encroachments along the water bodies. Earlier, people were hesitant to remove the encroachments. But LG Sinha has bitten the bullet and ordered a crackdown, which is a welcome step. The Lieutenant Governor has also called upon the citizens to preserve lakes,rivers, and other water bodies through community involvement. He is right when he says growth cannot be one-sided.Encroachment, pollution, climate change, and over-extraction are posing a significant threat to ourriversand lakes. The rapid depletion of natural resources and degradation of our ecology are posing a major challenge. There is a need to integrate economic growth and e...