Srinagar, July 21: Water level in river Jehlum and its tributaries has witnessed increase due to rainfall during the night, ending the long dry and humid weather in the Kashmir valley, where Irrigation and Flood Control (IFC) department and other officials were directed to strengthen the Flood Control Rooms (FCRs) and properly equip them for prompt relief and rescue operation in case of any exigency.
The officials were also directed the use of advance warning system for issuing weather alerts and disseminating evacuation and flood related information through Radio and Television (TV) channels.
There is no immediate threat of flood as the water level was still flowing at normal level on Tuesday at Sangam in south Kashmir, Ram Munshi Bagh in Srinagar city and Asham in north Kashmir, they said.
Official sources told UNI on Tuesday that due to moderate to heavy rainfall in south Kashmir, the water level in river Jehlum and its tributaries has witnessed increase. Water level will further increase as it take 12 to 24 hours to reach river Jehlum, which originates from Verinag in south Kashmir, from hilly areas and tributaries.
A Met department spokesman said Pahalgam, about 100 km from here in south Kashmir, received highest 26.2 mm rainfall during the past 24 hours ending 0830 hrs. Qazigund the gateway of Kashmir on Srinagar-Jammu highway received 14.4 mm rainfall during the same period followed by Kokernag 11 mm rainfall, he said.
He said there could be scattered rainfall on Tuesday followed by isolated rain tomorrow in Kashmir.
The summer capital, Srinagar also recorded 3 mm rainfall, ending the long dry and humid weather.
