The Jammu and Kashmir Irrigation and Flood Control Department issued a flood alert on Thursday as the Jhelum swelled after five days of continuous rain, with the river at Pampore expected to near the danger mark overnight.
Flood declaration levels were breached at Sangam, Pampore and Ram Munshi Bagh, though all stations stayed below the danger threshold.
Officials said levels should recede after midnight in case further rainfall does not occur, with duty officers monitoring vulnerable stretches round the clock.
Several Nallahs and river streams, including Lidder and Doodganga, had already touched the flood declaration levels before receding slightly as the weather improved yesterday evening.
Meanwhile, authorities in Srinagar have advised the general population to avoid the Zero Bridge area and other vulnerable spots located along the River Jhelum.
Authorities also issued warnings for Sonamarg and Ganderbal, which are main routes for the Amarnath Yatra.
The alert follows a devastating wet spell since Sunday that triggered cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides across Jammu and Kashmir, killing more than 22 people in Rajouri and Poonch, with seven still missing.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg said round-the-clock control rooms had been activated to track the situation.
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains struck Udhampur's Barkuanda area early Friday, damaging several houses and prompting the evacuation of three families to a government school as a precautionary measure.
Besides, the Tawi River at Udhampur remained below alert level at 12.655 feet, against a 15-foot threshold, though the Chenab at Akhnoor again crossed its flood alert mark, officials said.
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