Water levels begin to recede as J&K battles flood impact

The water levels began to retreat in most of the rivers of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, August 28, 2025 and brought hundreds of aid in the union region, which were affected by heavy rain, flash floods and landslides in the last few days.

Prime Minister Omar Abdullah, “For now, lack of danger. Jammu and Kashmir sections (rivers) began to withdraw the Jammu and Kashmir sections (rivers).

However, he implied that Slipshod measures aggravated the flood situation in J & K, despite the special initiatives initiated after the destructive floods of 2014, which has been damaged by unprecedented and unprecedented damage to the unity territory.

“If rainfall continued for a day or longer, we would have encountered tremendous difficulties. I will have to sit with civil servants and understand what we were doing after 2014. He brought the rain Kashmir to the threshold of floods after six to seven days of rain hit by the floods.”

The authority said the government should take corrective measures to end the continuous flood in the Kashmir Valley. “Where was the money? Abdullah said.

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Meanwhile, in J & K, flash floods and landslides, which have left more than 40 civilians in the last few days, continued to disrupt normal life. Authorities, Jammu-Srinagar National Motorway because of more than one landslide because of traffic, he said.

The Jal Shakti department struggled to completely restore the water source in Jammu, which was badly hit by the flash floods on the Tawi River. Jammu, Jal Shakti Chief Engineer Mohammad Hanief, said, “Water supply in some regions will deteriorate until the restoration work is completed,” he said.

The J&B government has not yet evaluated the degree of damage to public structures in the last few days. Hundreds of households in Jammu section regions such as Kishtwar, Doda, Jammu, Regii and Kathua were influenced by flood waters and landslides.

Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Arun Gupta, “Government, insurance companies JAMMU people and also due to the latest floods and landslides to compensate for the losses of Kashmir,” he said.

In the meantime, the authorities, due to continuous heavy rainfall and insecure conditions, all schools in the Jammu section will remain closed until August 30, he said.

In the Chenab Valley, the management took measures to restore electricity, internet and communication services in Doda region.

The Indian Communist Party (Marxist) leader and Mla Kulgam Tarigami said that floods cause damage to bridges, roads and infrastructure and agriculture and left thousands of inhabitants in trouble.

Tarigami said, “Bahçelik and agricultural sectors suffered great losses in both Jammu and Kashmir, especially in Jammu, Southern Kashmir and Warwan regions. Disaster should serve as a call for awakening. The government should declare natural disasters as national disaster.