Seasonal nullahs, streams rise to  floods as rains hit upper reaches, plains areas in AJK

MIRPUR (AJK), Aug 28 (APP):Various parts of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)  lashed with heavy rainfall of almost last spell of the monsoon since late Tuesday night.

Various top mountainous high reaches of Muzaffarabad division  including  Neelam valley and plain areas of Mirpur division   received heavy rainfall where seasonal nullahs and streams were flooded .

The AJK State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has  warned people living areas  close to the banks of  seasonal nullahs and streams to refrain from visiting the flooded ponds, rivers and streams as the main spell of the torrential rains had begun in various parts of the state.

The rains partially  affected the  electricity, roads and tele communication system in certain  areas of  Neelam valley and  Mirpur division, the reports said. Some incidents of  land sliding were also reported in various sectors of the recently developed The New City in Mirpur, housing the Mangla dam affectees. Intermittent rain was continuing till filing of this report.