Tag: Frequent Rains

The Valley is facing an imminent flood threat as the snow on mountains is melting fast due to the rising temperature and the water bodies are flowing at higher than normal level for the past few weeks. The Jhelum has been flowing near the danger mark, ranging from 13 to 19 feet in Srinagar, since the first week of April. Following the devastating floods of 2014, even moderate rain leads to a flood-like situation in the Valley as the government has failed to clean the Jhelum of silt. The rain…

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