Avalanche warning issued for three Kashmir districts

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) on Sunday issued an avalanche alert over higher reaches in three districts of Kashmir division.

The DMA, as per GNS, said that a ‘low’ danger level avalanche is likely to occur above 2500 metres above sea level in Ganderbal district.

It similarly expressed apprehension of a ‘medium’ danger level avalanche above 2400 to 2500 metres in Bandipora and Kupwara districts.

People living in these areas have been in the meantime advised to take precautions and avoid venturing in the avalanche prone areas till further orders.