‘Valley likely to witness more spells of extreme rainfall’

Jammu and Kashmir’s first Disaster Management Plan reveals that Kashmir may witness more spells of extreme rainfall, with southern districts of the Valley being more vulnerable to floods. The plan was approved by Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Friday. It states that authorities need to plan in a proper way to meet exigencies. The SDMP reads that considering recent extreme rainfall episodes as an anomaly, return period analysis suggests that most of the southern districts of the Valley may experience frequent “extreme episodes”. Since last year’s floods, Kashmir has…

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