Bandipora, Jan 28, Jan. 29 -- A severe environmental crisis is unfolding around Wullar Lake in Kashmir's Bandipora district, where rampant sand trafficking and deforestation are taking a devastating toll on the area's natural beauty and biodiversity. "The destruction of thousands of trees has been followed by intense sand trafficking, severely perturbing the land," said Abdul Rashid, a local resident. "We request the government to take immediate steps to curb sand trafficking so that this land can be conserved."Another local, who wished to remain anonymous, shared their pain: "I used to graze my sheep and cows here, it was a quite green belt, but now tractors have badly diminished it. Though police officials have done great work, the trac...