Video: How 15 Lakh Tonnes Were Taken From Kashmir's Sukhnag River

Srinagar, June 3 -- A National Green Tribunal (NGT) panel has revealed alarming findings of large-scale riverbed mining in Budgam's Sukhnag Nallah, with an estimated 15 lakh tonnes of sand, gravel and boulders extracted.

The report highlights serious environmental damage, impacts on groundwater, fisheries and trout habitats, and points to major institutional and regulatory failures.

In this report, we trace the Sukhnag mining controversy, its ecological consequences, and what it tells us about the growing environmental and water crisis facing Kashmir.

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