This story is from April 1, 2015

Rainfall hits J&K again; flood toll reaches 17

Rain has resumed again in Jammu & Kashmir after two days on Wednesday morning.
Rainfall hits J&K again; flood toll reaches 17
NEW DELHI: Rain has resumed again in Jammu & Kashmir after two days on Wednesday morning.
On Tuesday, there was relief with the receding flood waters that have claimed 17 lives so far.
The Met department had forecasted a light to moderate rains on Wednesday and intense rains by Thursday, raising fresh concerns among people who were hoping to see the end of woes caused by the floods.

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Water level in river Jhelum was also receding and it was flowing at 16.45 feet at Sangam in south Kashmir, down over six feet compared to 22.80 feet 24 hours earlier. The water level at Ram Munshi Bagh in the city also reduced by more than one and a half feet.

People being rescued from their homes after flood water entered into their houses at Hamdaniya colony in Srinagar. (PTI photo)
Schools and colleges have been closed across the valley in view of the flood threat and ongoing examinations have been postponed.

However, University of Kashmir will hold examinations as per schedule from Wednesday in view of the improving flood situation, an official of the varsity said.
As rescue operations continued, the Centre said the flood situation in Jammu & Kashmir so far is not as grave as last year but authorities are on alert to deal with any situation.
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"Situation is not as grave as last time. But we are fully alert and if required we will send more assistance," home minister Rajnath Singh told PTI in Bagdogra.
Meanwhile, six bodies were on Tuesday recovered from the debris of four houses which collapsed in Laden village in Budgam district on Monday, taking the death toll in the incident to 16.
One person trapped in the landslide is also feared dead but there was no confirmation.
One person had died in flash floods in Udhampur area of Jammu region.
Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who was rushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the valley to assess the situation there, presented his report to him on Tuesday, suggesting a number of measures to address the problem permanently.
(With inputs from agencies)
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