Kashmir’s Trees Are Fighting a Global Plastic War

Kashmir’s Trees Are Fighting a Global Plastic War

File photo By Prof. Zaheer Abbass Hashmi I stood by the Chenab River recently and watched the water move. But it didn’t flow like it used to. The river was carrying something heavier than current: bottles, plastic bags, wrappers. Not fish. Not life. Waste. We talk a lot about climate change in big terms. But sometimes, it’s the small things that hit hardest. A river that fed generations now chokes. A forest once thick with Deodars smells like as…