Srinagar, Aug 1: Rains continued to lash Jammu and Kashmir, causing waterlogging in many areas, even as the weatherman on Monday forecast more spells and thundershowers in next 24 hours.
The rains also brought down minimum temperature to below normal at most places with world famous Gulmarg resort recording a low of 8.6°C against 11.0°C on previous night and it was 3.9°C ‘below’ normal for the north Kashmir place.
Reports said that spells of rain and thunderstorms caused waterlogging at several places, more so in low-lying areas of Srinagar and elsewhere. Several roads have turned into virtual pools, causing inconvenience to the commuters, reports said.
There was also a slight rise in the water level in Jhelum and it was flowing at 9.16ft (half of the flood alert mark) near Sangam at 9 a.m. today, recording an increase of nearly 3-ft from 6.25ft in the last 24 hours.
At Ram MunshiBagh here, the water level was 11.69ft at 9 a.m. compared to 10.54ft at the same time on July 31.
Regarding rainfall in the last 24 hours till 0830 a.m., a meteorological department official here said Pahalgam received 31.4mm followed by Banihal (21.9mm), Qazigund (12.8mm), Kupwara(13.4mm), Kokernag (13.0mm), Kathua (10.8mm), Srinagar(9.2mm), Gulmarg (8.8mm), Bhaderwah (7.5mm), Jammu (6.8mm), and Batote (2.2mm).
“There is possibility of scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rain/thundershower over Jammu & Kashmir Divisions in next 24 hours,” the meteorological department said, adding, “There is possibility of isolated to scattered light rain and thunder for subsequent two days.” (GNS)
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