Sky is Wailing-The Recurring Cloudbursts in J&K a Serious Issue
It is very unfortunate that on Monday and Tuesday that is 3rd and 4th of August 2026, there were heavy rainfall and cloudbursts in Pahalgam, Ganderbal, Shopian, Bandipora, Kupwara, and before that in Rajouri and Poonch of Jammu division. Also on 5th of July cloudburst rocked Kulgam village and it is a serious issue. It, resulted in loss of lives, and damage to roads, bridges, houses and infrastructure. Several people got killed in various parts of Kashmir. It has been reported that in 2026 till date in 36 cloudbursts ,31 people lost their lives and it is a cause of serious and grave concern. On a cursory look we say that a man has no control over natural fury, correct, but it is also true that cloudbursts and flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir are also of our own creation and are partly man-made. Men and women have become very greedy and they have time and again tinkered with the natures scheme of things and have degraded, downgraded environment by cutting trees, narrowing the riv...