Twentieth Century Floods
The idea of Jhelum has remained central to the existence of Kashmir. Key to the Vale’s prosperity, the river has been the principal destroyer...
Media at Work
The fury of Jhelum that unleashed hell in summer capital inundating properties and putting people at risk triggered a rescue mission spearheaded by countless local brave-hearts and...
Guests First
As rising levels in Dal lake made houseboats uncomfortable for the tourists, there was panic. It was felt in the official circles which prioritized...
Homecoming Aid
September 7 etched into memories as the day of great horror and shock. Apart from valley, the day sent shockwaves to India’s capital where...
Victims Turn Saviours
Despite having their houses submerged in flood waters a group of Kashmiri interns from Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur are reaching out to the affected...
1903’s Great Flood
Kashmir was inundated by a great flood in 1903. Jhelum flowed down with such a huge discharge that parts of M A Road remained...
Saving Downtown
After the worst floods, the fourth estate is abuzz with the tales of the local heroics. One such unfolded in Noorbagh area where the...
Daring Rescue And Relief
Encircled from three sides by swelling Jhelum, people living in Srinagar’s posh locality Rajbagh had only downtown boys standing between life and death. Political...
The Peak Refuge
Wreaking havoc in south and unleashing hell in centre, the history’s worst flood forced thousands to take refuge in upper reaches. Zawoora, a hilly...
1893’s Great Flood
Floods have remained a routine in Kashmir. But yet, some of them were disastrous to the life and property. Famed British officer Sir Walter...
A Night of Horror
As Jhelum was swelling, the elders in Pampore were willing to bet that the river would not touch the town because there is a...
The Sheltering Shrine
With ferocious Jhelum inundating the habitations on its banks, displacing populations and destroying properties, thousands of people trekked to the foothills housing the shrine...
Unsung ‘Marines’
As the floods posed threat to thousands of stranded persons around Srinagar city, many young brave hearts plunged into troubled waters to rescue the...
City, One Week After
One week after the worst flood-hit the summer capital, scenes around the city were both relieved as well as remorseful. Bilal Handoo narrates certain...
Horrors and Heroics
History’s unprecedented floods have not left the stories of horror alone, there are thousands of instances in which the heroics of youth created a...
