ARSHAD AHMAD

IT WAS MONDAY THE 18TH OF JULY 2005 OUR COLLEGE HAD ORGANIZED A ENVIRONMENTAL TOURS TO DIFFERENT TOURIST SPOTS OF KASHMIR.WE WERE TAKEN TO YOUSMARG .YOUSMARG IS VERY POPULAR TOURIST SPOT OF KASHMIR IT IS SITUATED IN SOUTH EAST OF KASHMIR WHICH IS 48KMS AWAY FROM SRINAGAR.WE BOARD THE BUS AT 9 IN THE MORNING AND LEFT FOR THE TRIP At 9.30 sharp.

IT WAS VERY PLEASANT DAY FOR A TOUR. AFTER TRAVELING SOME 30KMS ON THE WAY COMES THE TOMB OF SUFI SAINT “SHEIKH NOORIDINWALLIH” (RH) AFTER SPENDING HALF AN HOUR THEIR WE WENT BACK INTO THE BUS AND STARTED OUR JOURNEY AGAIN.WHILE TRAVELING IN THE BUS WHEN A LEANED THROUGH SAW DEFORESTATION WAS DONE ON LARGE SCALE ON THEIR SIDE OF THE ROAD,CAUSING SOIL EROSION AND INHABITANT OF BIRDS AND ANIMALS.AFTER REACHING THE SPOT WE WERE VERY HUNGRY AND HAD LUNCH.AFTER FINISHING OUR LUNCH IT WAS ORDERED TO WATCH THE FLORA AND FUANA.

WE SELECTED THE FAMOUS PLACE CALLED “DOODA GANGA” WHICH IS JUST 2KMS AWAY FROM YOUSMARG.THEIR WAS NO ANY OTHER OPTION LEFT FOR ME TO TRAVEL ON HORSES . AT ONE SIDE A WAS ON JOYING HORSES RIDING BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE WHAT HURT ED ME WAS THE HOURS ES RIDDING ON THESE LUSH GREEN GRASSES DESTROYING THE GREENERY BADLY.IT WAS NOT ENOUGH THE SELFISH PEOPLE WHO COME TO ENJOY THE PLACE WERE NOT LEFT BEHIND ANYTHING IN CREATING THE POLLUTION BY THROWING THE CHIPS PACKETS AND OTHER WASTE MATERIALS ON THE GROUND.THEN ON THE WAY TO DOODGANGA IT WAS NOTICED AGAIN THAT DEFORESTATION WAS DONE ON LARGE SCALE.

AFTER REACHING THE SPOT WHAT ATTRACTED ME WAS THE WATER FALL WHICH RISES FROM THE HIGH MOUNTAINS ADDS THE BEAUTY OF THE PLACE THE WATER WAS PURE AND CLEAN,SAFE FOR DRINKING.I AGAIN WAS DISAPPOINTED BY KNOWING THAT THIS WATER GETS POLLUTED AFTER PASSING THIS WATER THROUGH THE VILLAGE,THE VILLAGERS THROUGH ALL THE WASTE MATERIALS AND DRAINAGE INTO THIS WATER AGAIN CREATES WATER POLLUTION.AFTER COMING BACK FROM DOODGANGA WE BOARD THE BUS AGAIN AND LEFT THE PLACE WITH SOME GOOD MEMORIES.