Winter Preparedness Cannot Wait for the First Snowfall

Winter in Jammu and Kashmir is not an unexpected visitor. Every year, it arrives with familiar challenges—blocked roads, disrupted power supply, water shortages, health emergencies and difficulties faced by people living in remote and higher reaches. Yet the region often begins preparing for the season only when snowfall has already paralysed movement and exposed gaps in administration. This reactive approach must change. Winter preparedness should begin months before the first major snowfall. I

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