Jammu & Kashmir, March 11 -- Kashmir is prone to floods, and it witnesses one notable flood on average every six years. Steps have been taken to increase the carrying capacity of Jhelum. The information was provided by the Minister for Jal Shakti, Javed Ahmed Rana.

In reply to a question from MLA Farooq Ahmad Shah, Minister for Jal Shakti, as per the news agency JKNS, said that Kashmir valley has been prone to floods for ages. Floods of 1902, 1959 and 2014 were the most extreme flood events in recent living memory.

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"As per records, 34 notable floods have been witnessed in the Jhelum basin since 1800, the recurrence is almost 1 per 6 years on average," he said.

He added, "Under the PMDP package of 20...