Environmentalists are concerned over the indiscriminate exploitation of the forest range through which the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway runs. The highway is the only link between the remote regions of Jammu and the Kashmir valley. The forest cover has come down with a spate of illegal constructions coming up along the route.A number of hotels have sprung up in violation of the instructions of the Border Road Organization, which is responsible for the upkeep of the Highway.The indiscriminate construction has made the fragile Shivalik range vulnerable to landslides.