Srinagar, Oct 13 (KNO): Hundreds of sheep are on verge of starvation as the grazing area near Khadermuh-Kandizal bund in Pulwama district remains inundated under two feet of water.
As per the Kashmir News Observer (KNO) correspondent, the water had entered the area last month when Kashmir region was lashed by heavy rains for several days, swelling Jhelum river to rise above danger mark.
A breach of Jhelum's embankment had caused the water to deluge the agriculture land around Khadermuh and Kandizal villages.
The locals said a patch of land, spread over 100 kanals along the Khadermuh-Kandizal bund which served as a grazing area for sheep, continues to remain inundated under two feet of water.
"We have been grazing our sheep in this area for decades. It served as a grazing area during autumn and spring but now the area is under water and sheep have nowhere to go," a local resident said.
The sheep returned from highland meadows in late September, where they spent nearly five months.
The local residents urged the Pulwama district administration to drain the flood water from the patch of land along the Khadermuh-Kandizal bund, fearing any delay would cause damage death of sheep due to starvation—(KNO)