2,000-year-old Buddhist site in Kashmir faces “high risk of collapse by 2050”: study

2,000-year-old Buddhist site in Kashmir faces “high risk of collapse by 2050”: study

A 2,000‑year‑old Buddhist site in Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the Zehanpora complex, is at risk of significant erosion. A 2025 photo match in a French museum archive identified the ruins, which could lose 10,122 square metres by 2050 if no action is taken. The study warns of a high collapse risk without intervention and the surrounding environment.