MIRPUR (AJK): , Jul 22 (APP):The Mirpur district lashed with heavy monsoon rain and thunderstorm in wee hours on Monday that also hit various other parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
The various parts of liberated state lashed with much predicted torrential rains which played havoc in areas like Mirpur district causing partial loss to the material – especially in the New City and various slums areas of the district, official sources said while talking to APP here.
According to details the monsoon’s first heavy spell of rains coupled with speedy wind storm, hit various parts of the city partially affecting the normal life.
The low-lying Mirpur-Kotli Highway and other city streets inundated with heavy rainy water that disturbed the vehicular traffic, they added.
The sources said the rainy water also hit the road-side buildings in thickly populated low lying residential sectors including Sangoat and other areas located close to Mangla lake.
Some incidents of landsliding were also reported in certain sectors of the New City.
The heavy rain caused land sliding in all housing sectors from Sector ‘A’ to ‘F’ main and link roads besides cracks in certain residential buildings in the semi-hilly New City, the Areas’ community Leader Shehzad Ahmed Lone said.
Talking to reporters, he said that vehicular traffic was also interrupted following frequent land sliding besides the intermittent rainfall in various sectors.
Shehzad Lone demanded of the AJK government to ensure the due useful and vibrant working conditions of the Mangla Dam Housing Authority MDHA, Mirpur, for ensuring normal life in the model city currently hit by the land sliding causing roads and streets blockages following heavy rainfall.
More rains of the ongoing spell is predicted to be continued till July, 27 in the ground as well as the upper reaches of AJK.