Srinagar, 24 July (H.S.): Intermittent rains lashed many parts of Kashmir for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, keeping water levels in most rivers and streams high and triggering a flood scare, officials said.

The water level of the Jhelum river, which had crossed the flood declaration mark in Anantnag and Srinagar on Thursday night, has however begun to recede.

Intermittent rainfall continued across several parts of the valley, particularly in south Kashmir, causing many water bodies to swell.

Officials said the Jhelum river, which had risen above the flood declaration mark on Thursday, remained above the danger level at some locations on Friday, although its water level had been falling since morning.

At around noon, the water level of Jhelum at Sangam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district stood at 18.90 feet, just slightly below the flood declaration mark of 21 feet.

However, the river continued to flow above the flood declaration level at other monitoring points.

---------------

Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar