Key Takeaways
- A breach in the Jhelum embankment has sparked flood fears in Srinagar, prompting evacuation advisories in low-lying areas.
- The water level in the Jhelum river has started receding across Kashmir, but residents are still advised to stay alert.
- The administration has urged people to evacuate to safer places amid the reported breach at Shalina Budgam.
Srinagar: A breach in the Jhelum river embankment on Srinagar outskirts had triggered fresh fears of flooding in Srinagar’s low-lying areas, prompting authorities to issue precautionary evacuation advisories to seven low-lying areas.
The administration urged people of Lasjan, Soiteng, Nowgam, Vyethpora, Gopalpora, Padshibagh, and Mehjoor Nagar to evacuate to safer places amid the reported breach at Shalina Budgam.
“District Administration Srinagar has reported that due to a reported breach at Shalina, Budgam, As a preemptive & precautionary measure, residents of Lasjan, Soiteng, Nowgam, Vyethpora, Golpora, Padshahibagh, Mehjoornagar are advised to evacuate these areas and move to safer places,” a government spokesman said.
It added that designated nodal officers of various relief Centers and overall Nodal officers of District administration & SMC have been placed for any assistance needed.
Announcements through local committees, Masjids and local revenue & police authorities in this area have already been made asking people to stay alert and not to panic.
The Jhelum river had crossed the “danger level” mark in Srinagar last evening, triggering fears of inundation across central Kashmir after two days of incessant rainfall.
Meanwhile, authorities today said the water level in the Jhelum river and its tributaries has started receding across Kashmir.
According to the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, at 6 am on Thursday, the water level at major monitoring points showed a downward trend.
At Sangam in Anantnag, the gauge recorded 27.16 ft against the flood declaration mark of 21 ft, while at Ram Munshi Bagh, Srinagar, it stood at 22.08 ft (danger level 18 ft). Both stations reported receding levels.
At Pampore, the water level was 6.63 m against the 5 m mark, also receding.
The department said that most tributaries were also showing signs of decline.
