Authorities today sounded a flood alert as Jhelum river flowed above the critical 21 feet mark at Sangam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district due to heavy rains over the past two days.
“Due to continuous rains from the past two days, the guage at Sangam has crossed the flood declaration of 21 feet and was flowing at 23.32 feet at 10 pm,” an official of the Irrigation and Flood Control department said.
The water level in Jhelum at Ram Munshi Bagh in the city was 17.07 feet at 10 pm, over 4.5 feet below the flood declaration level. He said the people living in areas along the embankments of River Jhelum, other streams and in low lying areas were advised to remain vigilant.
