School holiday extended in Kashmir, Amarnath yatra suspended as Met forecasts downpour
Authorities in Kashmir have extended school holidays and suspended the Amarnath Yatra due to a severe weather forecast predicting heavy rainfall and potential landslides. The meteorological department warned of flash floods and disruptions to surface transport across the region from July 20 to July 23.
Why it matters
The suspension of a major religious pilgrimage and the closure of schools highlight the significant impact of extreme weather events on public safety and regional infrastructure in mountainous areas.
SRINAGAR: School holidays in Kashmir have been extended by three days and Amarnath yatra suspended following forecast of an adverse weather spell from July 20 to July 23, even as mercury continued to rise across the region on Saturday, with Srinagar recording a maximum temperature of 35.9 degree.“It was a severe heat day in Kashmir today,” said Sonam Lotus, director of meteorological department.However, he said, an adverse weather spell is expected from July 20 to July 23, with light to heavy rainfall likely in many parts of Jammu & Kashmir due to moisture incursion from Arabian sea and from Bay of Bengal and the shifting of west end of monsoon trough towards Jammu, north of its normal position.A Met advisory said system is likely to cause landslides, mudslides, shooting stones, flash floods at vulnerable places over Pirpanjal Range of Jammu and higher reaches of Kashmir, including Anantnag, Pahalgam, Kulgam, Shopian,…
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in