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The hilly areas of Jammu and Kashmir are in the grip of severe heat, due to which the temperature is increasing rapidly in the entire region. Tourists coming to Kashmir are very troubled by the heat.
There is no relief from the scorching heat in Jammu and Kashmir. In such a situation, people are very troubled by the scorching heat. Along with this, the temperature is constantly setting new records. Where the heat and lack of rain in the Kashmir Valley for the last one week has created a problem. At the same time, due to the heat in the mountains, the rate of melting of glaciers in the mountains has increased, due to which the water level of the rivers has also started increasing.
In such a situation, the Meteorological Department has issued an alert regarding floods and landslides due to rain this summer. Meteorological Department chief Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed said that in the last several years, the temperature has increased by two degrees due to global warming. He said that if the temperature increases by one degree, the humidity in the air falls by 7 percent, which causes floods.
The scorching heat in Kashmir broke 25 years old record
According to the weather department forecast, it will rain in Jammu and Kashmir from July 5, which will bring down the temperature. But this can also cause floods and landslides in mountain rivers. Despite being in the high Himalayan hills, the Kashmir Valley is currently battling severe heat. While the maximum temperature in Srinagar on Wednesday was recorded at 35.6 degrees Celsius. Which broke a 25-year-old record. This temperature is 6 degrees more than normal. Due to which the tourists and local people coming to Kashmir are troubled by this scorching heat.
The heat level is continuously decreasing in the hill states
Tourists coming to Kashmir from Delhi say that the heat is not leaving them alone here too. Ghulam Rasool and Jamir Hussain, who are working to clean the Dal Lake, are also worried. Because working in the middle of the lake without any shade in the scorching heat has started causing many health problems. Apart from this, the water of the lake has also started getting polluted due to extreme heat. In such a situation, the fish inside the pond are on the verge of dying.
Rain likely in Kashmir valley in next 24 hours: Meteorological Department
However, the head of the Meteorological Department, Dr. Mukhtar, said that there is a possibility of rain in the Kashmir Valley in the next 24 hours, which will bring down the temperature. He said that today there has been heavy rain in some parts of Jammu and rain is expected in Kashmir from July 5, which will bring relief from the heat. Regarding global warming, Dr. Mukhtar said that to avoid heavy rains, preparations have to be made to deal with floods and landslides.
