Srinagar/April 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday has said that he has spoken to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti over the flood situation in the state and offered the Central government’s assistance. “Spoke to J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti on the flood situation in the state. Offered all possible support from Centre in dealing with the situation,” the Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
The Irrigation & Flood Control Department has said that Jhelum River is flowing above the flood mark at Sangam in Anantnag and at Ram Munshi Bagh in Srinagar. Meanwhile Jammu-Srinagar highway the only surface link connecting Kashmir with Jammu is closed for the third consecutive day as landslides between Chanderkote to Banihal have blocked the highway at several places.
