Rain lashes Kashmir valley

People asked to move to safer places

With rain returning in Kashmir Valley again from late last night, authorities have issued warning and asked people falling in avalanche prone area to shift to safer places as a precautionary measure to avoid any mishap. According to an official spokesman the incessant rains and melting of snow coupled with rise in temperatures has increased the chances of landslides and erosion of land masses in all areas which are sloppy and hilly in nature adding the weather outlook for April 1 to 3 may further aggravate the situation. Meanwhile, GoC, 15 Corps Lt. Gen. Subrata Saha met J&K Governor N.N. Vohra, at the Raj Bhavan and briefed the Governor in detail about the flood situation and the steps being taken to support the Civil Administration in this regard. AIR correspondent reports that in Chadoora tehsil of District Badgam , three residential houses suffered extensive damages while some houses suffered minor damages due to caving in of earth . Keeping in view the possibility of more rains, the authorities have not withdrawn the flood alert despite improvement in the water level. The government has already sought assistance from the Army to meet any eventuality. A number of NDRF team have already arrived Srinagar to conduct rescue operation in case of emergency. Authorities have set up Control Rooms at all district headquarters to take calls from the general public about flood situation.