Srinagar, Sept. 1 -- 10 steps that must be taken

Srinagar lived under the shadow of floods again last week. Each heavy downpour revives the memories of September 2014, when the city was submerged, lives were lost, and property worth thousands of crores destroyed. The Jhelum - once the lifeline of the valley - turned into a monster, not because of nature alone, but because of human negligence and administrative inertia. The bitter truth is this: if we continue to sleep over flood preparedness, the next catastrophe will be worse. The question is not if Srinagar will flood again, but when.

If the administration is serious about saving Srinagar, it must start now, not when the water starts rising. Here are ten urgent measures that cannot be...