Jammu & Kashmir: Ramban downpour devastation was made worse by construction

Jun 2, 2025 - 21:30
Jammu & Kashmir: Ramban downpour devastation was made worse by construction

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On April 19, Bashir Ahmad, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, was carrying a load of 600 apple boxes in his truck when he left from Shopian district. While on his way, heavy rainfall began to lash the region, forcing the closure of roads. Bashir parked his truck near Ramban town, hoping to resume his journey once the weather cleared.

However, on the intervening night of April 19 and 20, landslides triggered by incessant rains struck the region. “My fellow driver and I were sleeping in the truck when we heard a loud rumbling noise – landslides and stones crashing down from the mountains,” he said. “We immediately ran to a safer place.”

When daylight broke the next morning, Bashir was distraught to find his truck buried under debris. “The truck along with the apples was completely damaged,” he said. The truck, valued at around Rs 20 lakh, was carrying apples worth Rs 5 lakh scheduled for delivery in Delhi. Bashir’s story is just one among hundreds affected by the massive natural calamity that struck the hilly district of Ramban.

On April 19 and 20, heavy rainfall, hailstorms, and cloudbursts triggered flash floods that wreaked havoc across the district, particularly affecting the Ramban town...

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