Raja Syed Rather
Ganderbal, Aug 2: A day after heavy downpour followed by several cloudburst which created flood-like situation in several villages of Kangan in Ganderbal district, threw normal life out of gear as water submerged many houses in the area.
According to reports, almost four cloud bursts occurred Sunday late night at Ganiwan and its adjoining villages triggering mud slides and causing damage to inner roads, agricultural fields with standing crops and some residential houses.
However, no loss of human life and livestock has been reported from the areas.
The villages which are located at upper reaches of district Include Ganiwan, Bagh Pati Surfraw, Sumbal Bala Gund, Dard Wuddar and Yachhama are affected by the cloud burst while as mud slides triggered blocked Srinagar-Leh Highway near Sarfraw which has been restored after the hectic efforts made by Ganderbal police, SDRF, BRO and other departments of district administration.
The flash flood water has also entered into many residential houses damaging the households and inundated roads and agricultural fields in the area.
However, there have been no reports of loss of life or injury in the incident as a police team from Ganderbal along with SDRF personnel and locals quickly started a rescue operation to evacuate people stuck in low lying areas due to the flash floods.
According to Block Development Officer Kangan and Gund efforts are on to restore the damaged link roads connecting Ganiwan and Sumbal while the department is assessing the losses caused by cloud bursts.
The affected people have appealed to the Governor led administration to assess the damage caused in residential houses and agricultural fields and accordingly compensate them at an earliest.
Sub-Divisional Kangan Hakim Tanvir said that crops on farm land and several houses have been damaged where horticulture, agriculture and many other departments are on job.
“We are assessing the losses and affected people will be compensated,” he said.
