Winter in Kashmir feels more brutal than beautiful. The long cold months test people’s health, homes, and savings. This season means more coughs, more hospital visits, and sadly, more deaths. Local doctors report a clear rise in breathing problems every winter.

The cold has always been part of life here. People have relied on kangris, pherans, and bukharis for generations. These old ways still help, but they also bring new risks.

Burning charcoal, coal, or wood inside closed rooms fills the air with smoke. That smoke makes asthma, chest infections, and heart problems worse. Every winter, hospitals see more patients struggling to breathe.

Life today has made winters harder. More people live in concrete homes that stay cold and trap moisture. Rising lifestyle diseases like diabetes, hyper

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