Srinagar, July 17 -- The recent heat wave in Kashmir has made it amply clear that something is seriously wrong with our overall environment but do we ever take the issue seriously. Our forest cover is depleting, our water bodies are shrinking, our glaciers are melting, our air quality is deteriorating and people as well as respective governments talk about environment only on World Environment Day. Take, for instance, Srinagar city, every nook and corner is dumped with garbage. The concerned authorities are yet to come up with scientific waste management system. See the condition of Dal lake. Billions of rupees have been spent on its conservation but has anything been achieved. It was spread over 2,547 hectares in 1971 and today it is jus...