Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 6: Kashmir valley was lashed by heavy rains which resulted in water logging in summer capital while the water level in various streams and rivers across the Valley also increased.
The heavy rains started in the morning hours and continued throughout the day all across the region. Due to heavy rainfall, the streets, lanes and by-lanes in civil lines and low lying residential colonies were waterlogged which resulted in inconvenience to the people.
The rainfall, which is intermittently going on for last few days, has increased the water level in rivers and streams of the Valley. According to Irrigation and Flood Control Department gauge readings, the water level of River Jhelum was 13 feet at Ram Munshi Bagh here this morning, 11.40 feet at Sangam in South Kashmir and 7.75 feet at Asham in north Kashmir. However there is no immediate threat of flood.
A Meteorological Depar-tment official told Excelsior that Srinagar recorded 20.6 millimeters of rainfall from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, Qazigund 12.8 millimeters, Pahalgam 5.2 millimeters, Kupwara 0.7 millimeters and Kokernag 9.7 millimeters. He said the rainfall is expected to continue tomorrowas well but added that weather may improve in the evening hours of Thursday.
The MeT official said that the day temperature in Srinagar again declined by few notches as maximum temperature was recorded 14.1degree Celsius and minimum temperature was 9.5 degree Celsius. Qazigund, the gateway of Kashmir Valley, recorded 13.4 degree Celsius maximum temperature while minimum temperature settled at 7.0 degree Celsius.
Pahalgam, which serves as Base Camp for annual Amarnath pilgrimage, recorded 10.1 degree Celsius day temperature and night temperature settled at 4.2 degree Celsius. The MeT official said maximum temperature in Gulmarg, a star skiing destination, was recorded 7.4 degree Celsius while the night temperature settled at minus one degree Celsius.
Kokernag in south Kashmir recorded 13.2 degree Celsius maximum temperature and 7.6 degree Celsius minimum temperature. The day temperature in Kupwara settled at 15.6 degree Celsius while the minimum temperature remained 7.0 degree Celsius.
Leh, which is also called cold desert, recorded a 14.4 degree Celsius maximum temperature and minimum was 5.9 degree Celsius. And, the neighbouring Kargil recorded 13.3 degree Celsius maximum temperature while the minimum was 1.0 degree Celsius.
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