Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Kashmir's Future Lies In Budshah's Art Of Flood Control


(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer)
KO photo by Abid Bhat

Centuries before engineers drew maps or machines moved earth, Sultan Zain
    Abidin built a system that kept Kashmir safe from floods.

    Today, his wisdom feels more urgent than ever.

    The medieval monarch saw the Jhelum for what it was: life and danger flowing in the same vein.

    In fifteenth-century Kashmir, the river fed the fields with rich silt and, in the same breath, swept away villages when it raged. To rule here was to live at the mercy of water.

    Budshah, as his people called him, believed survival needed more than prayer.

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