- Artifical Lake brusted after the recent snowfall
KARGIL: The head work along with three Suspension Bridges of the Main water Supply Scheme of Kargil Town got damaged due to floods in Wakha River. An artificial Lake formed due to blockage of the river at Kapila Pashkum by dumping of Debris during the construction and expansion of Kargil LEH Road by VIJAYAK as well the water level got increased due to the recent heavy snowfall in Kargil which brusted.
The flood has damaged various Irrigational canal and standing crops from Pashkum to Poyen as the water level increased with the increase in temperature. Meanwhile Col P Kumar, Commander BRTF told that due to the recent heavy snowfall there was an avalanche of 30-40- feet height and 1.5 km long near Shaitanallah Gumri which blocked the road from Drass to Zero Point Gumri.
He told that VIJAYAK is clearing the road from both side and are hoping to clear it by Monday Evening and the rest of the road has been widened for passing two vehicles at a time. VIJAYAK is also clearing slides along Kargil Drass Road due to the recent heavy snowfall. From Sonamarg Side he told that it is expected to connect the road upto zero point within 5 days.