Srinagar, Aug. 31 -- Srinagar- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has observed that Jammu & Kashmir remains highly vulnerable to multiple natural hazards, including floods, landslides, earthquakes, avalanches and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), owing to its fragile Himalayan ecology, challenging terrain and climatic variability.

In its report, the Committee noted that different regions of J&K face varying disaster risks. The Kashmir Valley is particularly prone to floods, the Chenab Valley remains vulnerable to landslides, while the Jammu region falls under high seismic risk zones.

The Committee observed that J&K has developed a structured disaster management framework. The Disaster Management Plan, initially not...