As the rain has stopped in Kashmir, the water level at Ram Munshi Bagh and Pampore gauges have touched the flood declaration mark. The officials, however, said that the water level will recede in next two hours and there was no need to panic.
Chief Engineer Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department Kashmir Naresh Kumar said that water level in Jhelum at Sangam of South Kashmir has already started receding, but the increasing trend in water level in the Central part of Jhelum will remain at least for the next two hours after that it will recede too.
“The peak water volume from the South has already reached Central water bodies in Kashmir. Although the water level at Ram Munshi Bagh and Pampore has touched the flood declaration mark, the water level will recede after the next two hours”, he said.
He said that everything was under control as the situation was being closely monitored and that people should not panic as the weather has also shown a significant improvement.
According to data from the Irrigation and Flood Control Department (I&FC) Kashmir, reviewed by KNO, the gauge readings at 8:00 AM depicted Pampore flowing over 4.90 meters, while Ram Munshi Bagh recorded an 18.08 feet, with both water bodies showing an upward trend.
Although the water level of Jhelum at Sangam has begun to recede recording 18.90 ft at 8:00 AM this morning, areas such as Pampore, Ram Munshi Bagh, and Asham continue to witness an upward trend, as reported by the I&FC department Kashmir.
Despite precipitation ceasing since last night, meteorological officials have forecasted generally cloudy weather over most parts of Kashmir Division and mainly clear to partly cloudy skies in Jammu Division.
MeT Srinagar station added that intermittent light spells of rain, accompanied by thunder, are expected over many parts of Kashmir Division and a few places in Jammu Division.
“There is also a possibility of hailstorms at a few places, most likely from the afternoon till evening/night”, said MeT Srinagar.
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