People walk near a vertical sinkhole that has developed in the middle of a river bed at a village in Anantnag district, about 94 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Feb. 18, 2022. A vertical sinkhole that has developed in the middle of a river bed has devoured a freshwater stream in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Thursday.
The sinkhole has been draining in all the run of the stream water into it and left the downstream portion dry, killing trout fish in large numbers. It has also caused immeasurable damage to aquatic life. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
NEW DELHI, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- A vertical sinkhole that has developed in the middle of a river bed has devoured a freshwater stream in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Thursday.
The trout fish stream, popular with anglers, has caved in at village Wandevalgam (Kokernag) in Anantnag district, about 94 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"Last week the famous Brengi stream got swallowed into a massive sinkhole in Kokernag area here. The phenomenon has left the rest of the stream dry," Bashir Ahmad Bhat, director of fisheries told media.
The sinkhole has been draining in all the run of the stream water into it and left the downstream portion dry, killing trout fish in large numbers. It has also caused immeasurable damage to aquatic life.
Owing to the winter season and consolidation of snow on mountains, all the streams and rivers in the region have minimum discharge. Officials said presently around 50 cusec of water was draining into the sinkhole.
However, with the melting of ice and snow on mountains, water levels will rise exponentially starting next month.
The sinkhole has spread fear among the locals with authorities announcing prohibitory orders in and around the stream. However, despite that, the sinkhole attracted dozens of people, including women and children, from in and around villages who thronged the spot to witness the phenomenon.
Authorities have urged people not to venture near the site as there were possibilities it may cause a collapse of land and threaten life and property in the village. The district administration has constituted a team of engineers to understand what caused the sinkhole. ■
A man watches dead fish seed at a village in Anantnag district, about 94 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Feb. 18, 2022. A vertical sinkhole that has developed in the middle of a river bed has devoured a freshwater stream in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Thursday.
The sinkhole has been draining in all the run of the stream water into it and left the downstream portion dry, killing trout fish in large numbers. It has also caused immeasurable damage to aquatic life. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
A man shows dead fish seed at a village in Anantnag district, about 94 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Feb. 18, 2022. A vertical sinkhole that has developed in the middle of a river bed has devoured a freshwater stream in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Thursday.
The sinkhole has been draining in all the run of the stream water into it and left the downstream portion dry, killing trout fish in large numbers. It has also caused immeasurable damage to aquatic life. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
A man walks in a dried stream at a village in Anantnag district, about 94 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Feb. 18, 2022. A vertical sinkhole that has developed in the middle of a river bed has devoured a freshwater stream in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Thursday.
The sinkhole has been draining in all the run of the stream water into it and left the downstream portion dry, killing trout fish in large numbers. It has also caused immeasurable damage to aquatic life. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
A boy crosses a partially dried stream at a village in Anantnag district, about 94 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Feb. 18, 2022. A vertical sinkhole that has developed in the middle of a river bed has devoured a freshwater stream in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Thursday.
The sinkhole has been draining in all the run of the stream water into it and left the downstream portion dry, killing trout fish in large numbers. It has also caused immeasurable damage to aquatic life. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
People walk in a dried stream at a village in Anantnag district, about 94 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Feb. 18, 2022. A vertical sinkhole that has developed in the middle of a river bed has devoured a freshwater stream in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Thursday.
The sinkhole has been draining in all the run of the stream water into it and left the downstream portion dry, killing trout fish in large numbers. It has also caused immeasurable damage to aquatic life. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
