Srinagar, Feb. 5 -- Minister for Agricultural Production and Rural Development Department, Javed Ahmad Dar, today underscored the challenges posed by rapid development and commercialisation while emphasising the critical need for environmental conservation and water management. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the "Watershed Yatra" at GDC Hira Nagar here, an initiative by the Department of Rural Development, Government of India, the Minister highlighted the growing environmental concerns due to urbanisation and industrial expansion. The campaign was flagged off at the national level by Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Dar, who is also Minister for Cooperative and Election departments, emphas...