People searches for valuable items from a heap of garbage dumped in the Meadow of flowers on May 15, 2023 in Gulmarg, west of Srinagar, Indian administered Kashmir, India. Gulmarg, also known as the "Meadow of Flowers," is home to the world's highest golf course and a gondola lift that reaches elevations exceeding 4,000 meters. Ski enthusiasts flock to this mountainous region during the winter months to take advantage of the powdery snow. In the summer, however, the resort is flooded with tourists in search of clean, refreshing air due to India's soaring temperatures. Many of these visitors leave behind a significant amount of waste, causing severe ecological threats and endangering villagers who rely on the glacial waters. The accumulation of trash poses a grave danger to the delicate alpine ecology, as well as to the communities that depend on the glacier-fed streams for their water supply. There are no restrictions on bringing food and water up the mountain, despite signs along the road reminding people that plastic is prohibited. Environmental activists caution that all the waste generated in Gulmarg and its surrounding areas is being indiscriminately discarded in the mountains. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)





Beachgoers stroll amidst the haze influenced by the cyclone Mocha, during a hot afternoon, at Marina beach, in Chennai, India, 15 May 2023. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) data, Chennai recorded a maximum daytime temperature of 40.7 degrees Celcius on 14 May 2023, making it the hottest day of the year so far. The temperature rise was influenced due to the cyclonic storm Mocha, resulting in heat warning issued for the next couple of days. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Workers paint the rooftop of a residential house in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, May 15, 2023. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol a street in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Indian authorities have stepped up security and deployed elite commandos to prevent rebel attacks during the meeting of officials from the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations in the disputed region next week. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





Muslim students walk outside wall of a newly renovated sports stadium ahead of G20 tourism working group meeting in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





Tourists enjoy boat ride as Indian Navy's Marine Commandos patrol the Dal Lake ahead of G20 tourism working group meeting in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





An Indian tourist in a Kashmiri attire poses for photographs in a boat at the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





An Indian paramilitary soldier guards at the Dal Lake ahead of G20 tourism working group meeting in Srinagar Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 18, 2023. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





An Indian migrant daily wage worker baths at a public well pump on a hot morning in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Scorching summer temperatures, hovering well over 40 degrees Celcius, (104 Fahrenheit) are making life extremely tough for millions of poor across north India. Without access to air conditioning and sometimes even an electric fan, they struggle to cope with the heat in their inadequate homes. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)





A worker sprays water on a Green Iguana on a hot summer day at the Snake Park in Chennai on May 19, 2023. (Photo by R. Satish Babu/AFP Photo)





A monkey tries to quenche its thirst from a water tap on a hot summer day in Prayagraj on May 20, 2023. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)





A labourer works at a construction site in Chennai on May 22, 2023. (Photo by R.Satish Babu/AFP Photo)





Youth share a piece of cloth to protect themselves from the sun on a hot summer day in Prayagraj, northern Uttar Pradesh state, India, Sunday, May 21, 2023. The heat wave in the state is likely to continue for another two days, an Indian Meteorological Department official said. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





A group of Muslim women cool off in the Arabian Sea coast on a hot afternoon in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 22, 2023. Swathes of India from the northwest to the southeast braced for more scorching heat Monday, as extreme temperatures strike parts of the country. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)





A laborer transports iron rods on a cycle rickshaw on a hot summer day in Prayagraj, northern Uttar Pradesh state India, Monday, May 22, 2023. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





Street vendors check their phones on a hot afternoon in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Monday, May 22, 2023. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





Allahabad university students hold umbrellas as they chat on a hot afternoon in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Monday, May 22, 2023. As temperatures crossed 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in this northern state, some parts suffered blackouts lasting more than 12 hours. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





An Indian worker bathes at a building construction site as he tries to cool off on a hot day in Prayagraj, northern Uttar Pradesh state India, Monday, May 22, 2023. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





An Indian laborer sleeps on a push cart in the shade of a tree on a hot day in Prayagraj, northern Uttar Pradesh state India, Monday, May 22, 2023. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





A municipal employee catches a stray dog ahead of the visit of G20 Delegates at newly renovated market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The meeting condemned by China and Pakistan is the first significant international event in Kashmir since New Delhi stripped the Muslim-majority region of semi-autonomy in 2019. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)