We want the forest and Wildlife departments to construct water reservoirs under the CAMPA scheme in all forest and wildlife compartments in state particularly in pahalgam range.

November 10,2017: We want the forest and Wildlife departments to construct water reservoirs under the CAMPA scheme in all forest and wildlife  compartments in state particularly in pahalgam range. Reservoirs suchas these can be filled using 'Rain Water Harvesting' so that in case of emergencies like the recent fire, this water can be used to douse the fire in dry seasons . The recent fire should be used as a lesson to understand that local water reserves are the best and most accessible sources of mitigation of such situations especially in far flung areas where water tankers can not go and arial water spray through helicopters is both difficult and expensive.

Mushtaq Pahalgami,
Himalayan Welfare Organization-HWO

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