Conversion of Agricultural land goes unabated in Kashmir

The conversion of agricultural land for commercial purposes is increasing at an alarming rate throughout Kashmir valley and ironically, government officials are turning a blind eye to ignore the issue. At a time when the National Food Security Act (NFSA) has been implemented in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, whereby every ration card holder is going to get only five kilogram of rice per month, the rice fields in Kashmir are shrinking by transformation of agriculture land for the construction of hotels, shopping malls and residential houses. Due to the increased economic activity nowadays, the land conversion remains unchecked.