The water level of the Chenab River has crossed the danger mark following continuous heavy rainfall, prompting the administration to issue a high alert in vulnerable areas.
Authorities have urged residents living along the riverbanks to stay away from the Chenab and strictly avoid venturing near the fast-flowing waters. People have also been advised to keep their livestock away from the river to prevent any untoward incidents.
Tehsildar Pargwal, Manjeet Singh, along with his team, visited the affected areas and interacted with local residents. The administration is conducting awareness drives, advising people to remain vigilant and follow official safety instructions. Officials say the flow of the Chenab River is increasing steadily, and the situation is being monitored round the clock. Emergency response teams have been kept on standby, while residents in low-lying and flood-prone areas have been asked to remain alert.The administration has appealed to the public not to spread rumours and to rely only on official advisories as the river continues to swell due to persistent rainfall.
Meanwhile, rescue operations were launched in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district after torrential rains triggered massive flash floods in Beerwah and Khag areas, sweeping away a man and causing extensive damage to markets and residential areas.The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), police personnel and other security forces were deployed to carry out rescue and relief operations in the affected areas.A civil defence warden on Wednesday said that teams were alerted following the Red Alert issued for Kashmir and had been on duty since Monday.
“We were alerted about the ‘Red Alert’ issued for Kashmir and directed to report for duty. Our entire Civil Defence contingent, including rescue, medical, and transport teams, has been on duty since yesterday,” the warden said.
“Today, we learned that the water level in the Sukhnag Nallah was rising rapidly. Until 2:00 PM, the water level fluctuated, but after that it surged significantly. Consequently, the shopkeepers were unable to retrieve their merchandise,” he added.Speaking to a news agency, the civil defence warden said rescue teams attempted to save goods from affected shops, but a sudden building collapse hampered the efforts.“We made a concerted effort to salvage the goods, but the sudden collapse of the building prevented us from recovering much of the stock. The financial loss involved here runs into crores,” he added.
Due to heavy rains, the residents in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday expressed concern over waterlogging and flooding in the area, claiming that repeated flooding has damaged their resources and put crops at risk.Stretches of the Old Samba-Kathua Road have been washed away at Sahar Khad following flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall. Traffic remains suspended, cutting off connectivity to nearby villages.
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