The origins of the conflagration in June in Kashmir on forest land allocation for construction of facilities for the Amarnath yatra lie in open state promotion of the pilgrimage. The yatra has caused considerable damage to the economy and ecology of the area. The high-handed actions of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board only aggravated the situation.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/state-cultivation-amarnath-yatra
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/gautam-navlakha
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecology
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/religious-places
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/high-court
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jammu-kashmir
