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NGOs India |
| KGECL - Kashmir Geographic Eco-Coop. Ltd. - Srinagar |
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13, Gousia Colony N.B. Pampore Srinagar - 192121 Jammu Kashmir Tel : 91-094199 71524 Email : savehangul@gmail.com Website : http://kashmirgeographic.tripod.com Contact Person : Nadeem Qadri Purpose : Promotion of Eco-Tourism and Environmental conservation. Aim/Objective/Mission : In the mighty Himalayan mountains range lies Kashmir, a unique and fragile eco-system, where people are heavily dependent on their natural environment for their sustenance. This rare temperature region in the Indian sub-continent draws about 70 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from the surrounding ecological resources. Livelihood of more than 75 per cent Kashmiris is dependent on horticulture, agriculture and handicrafts with the raw material for these being mostly drawn from the natural environment itself. A major land reform in the early 1950s makes Kashmir the first region in the sub-continent to have undertaken equitable redistribution of land. Kashmir is one of the few regions in South Asia which has not faced large scale hunger since the last half a century or so. The main reason for this has been good food security due to highly fertile land and abundant water resources. Even though agriculture cannot take credit for the total food security, earning from non-agriculture produce to a segment of population that owns land has been ensuring absence of hunger. Our mission is to further promote the interests of our organization and our members to the community. We strive to make a difference by educating the public and expanding our reach. |