NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has been informed that tourism activities and tunnelling projects in Kashmir’s Sonamarg have negatively impacted the habitat of the Himalayan brown bear.
Earlier, while hearing the issue of the depleting habitat of the Himalayan brown bear because of the several reasons, including the unplanned disposal and treatment of waste in the Sonamarg region, the tribunal sought a response from the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC).
The tribunal had noted that according to a study, 75 per cent of the diet of bears in the area comprised human-made garbage dumps including plastic and organic food waste.