Flood threat ends in Jammu and Kashmir

Even as the flood threat ended in Jammu and Kashmir, educational institutes to be closed until Monday. People still struggle with the water logging due to heavy rains since a week in the state.

Srinagar, April 8: With the decrease in cloud cover after four days on Saturday, the flood threat looming over the Kashmir Valley has ended, an official said.

"Although the Jhelum River was still flowing marginally above the flood mark at Ram Munshibagh here at 7 am on Saturday, it has fallen below the danger level at Sangam in Anantnag," the official from the Irrigation and Flood Control Department said. The water level in all the tributaries of the river in Jammu and Kashmir has come down, he added.

"The overall flood threat faced by the people in the valley over the last few days is over," he said.

The official, however, added that the field staff of the department shall continue to remain on high alert till temporary breaches and seepage at some places in the river and stream embankments were plugged.

The University of Kashmir has announced that all exams scheduled for Saturday would be held as per the announced date sheet.

Educational institutions will, however, continue to remain closed in the valley until Monday.

Despite the improvement in the weather, water logging problems continued to trouble people in many residential and commercial areas in Jammu and Kashmir.

Many villages in north Kashmir's Baramulla district were still inundated although authorities said the situation was expected to return to normal within the next two to three days.

Meanwhile, the MeT office has forecast fair weather in the Kashmir Valley till Tuesday.

IANS