Detail An uphill walk; The tragedy of the commons   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 404 no. 8804 (Sep. 2012), page SS17-SS18. Topik: Land Development; Politics; Pilgrimages; Pollution Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.73 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Hiking in Kashmir, in the Himalayan foothills, is a joy. Ravishing views of glacial lakes, snowy peaks and immense green valleys make it easy to see why Kashmiris, other Indians and Pakistanis have long vied to control this pristine territory. Unlike much of India, it offers the luxury of open, sparsely inhabited space. The air is still, cool and clean. Butterflies seek out alpine flowers. An occasional bird of prey swoops by. But over a few weeks each summer, thousands of Indian soldiers ascend zigzagging paths into a series of valleys near the "line of control" dividing India and Pakistan. They daub rocks with instructions--"Slow and steady", "Respect nature"--and the names of their battalions. Marksmen in nests of sandbags look out for militants. Then the annual invasion begins. Well over 600,000 Hindu pilgrims follow a yatra, a tough walk over several days to a cave containing a phallus-shaped piece of ice, or lingam. The Amarnath cave is revered as one of the most sacred sites in India. The yatris' devotion is remarkable, but they feel no compunction about leaving some ugly marks on the landscape. The approach to the ice cave crosses a glacier-turned-rubbish-dump, strewn with plastic, paper, tins, drinks cartons and mounds of waste half buried in the ice. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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