Srinagar ke uptown areas mein paani ki bhari killat ho gayi hai, jisse **2 lakh** se zyada log pareshan hain. Doodh Ganga tributary ke badalte hydrological patterns aur glaciers ki kharab halat ne infrastructure ki pol khol di hai.
Doodh Ganga mein supply ka issue
Jhelum ki tributary 'Doodh Ganga' mein paani ka level kaafi unstable ho gaya hai. Scientific data ke mutabik, Pir Panjal range mein glaciers ka area 1980 mein 25.7 sq km tha, jo 2020 tak ghat kar sirf 15.9 sq km reh gaya hai. Iska seedha asar snow storage aur summer months mein paani ki availability par pad raha hai.
Infrastructure kyu fail ho raha hai?
Jal Shakti department yahan ke 2 lakh residents ko 45.5 million liters per day paani supply karne ki koshish kar raha hai. Kralpora mein lift station hone ke bawajood system fail ho raha hai. Jab cloudbursts ya tez baarish hoti hai, toh paani mein gandagi (turbidity) itni badh jaati hai ki filtration plants ko band karna padta hai, jisse service interrupt ho jaati hai.
Urbanization aur planning ka risk
River catchment areas mein dhada-dhad ho rahi construction ne natural paani ke raste band kar diye hain. Isse flash floods ka khatra badh gaya hai aur paani ko clean karna aur mehnga ho gaya hai. Authorities ab long-term catchment restoration aur water reuse strategies par kaam kar rahi hain taaki future mein reliance kam ho sake.