Srinagar, March 17 -- Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has historically been an ecologically rich city, shaped by its matchless geography, lakes, wetlands, rivers and green meshes. The traditional planning of the city reflected a deep harmony with nature, where water bodies such as Dal Lake, Nigeen Lake, River Jhelum and various water channels played a overriding role in transport, livelihoods, and urban cooling. Green spaces, including Mughal gardens like Shalimar, Nishat, hills, hillside plantation, embankment plantations, orchards, rich agricultural farms, along with preponderance of chinar trees enhanced the ecological stability, while traditional architecture relied on locally available materials like deodar wood an...