Poisoned Springs: How Sewage, Silt, and State Neglect Are Killing Life in Kashmir’s Freshwaters
Untreated sewage, plastic waste, and illegal riverbed mining are choking Kashmiri springs and ecosystems, and officials have done little more...
Umer Farooq Zargar
Independent journalist based in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. His reporting focuses on climate change, environmental challenges, conflict, social justice, gender, education, and governance. Through investigative, field-based, and data-driven journalism, he documents the human impact of environmental and political change, with a particular focus on underreported communities and lived experiences on ground . His work has been published by national and international media outlets.
