Districts of Jammu and Kashmir: Full List of Areas Hit by Flash Floods and Landslides

The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir faces intense monsoon activity with heavy rainfall and widespread flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides. The torrential rains caused rivers and mountain streams to overflow causing significant damage in regions like Rajouri, Doda, Poonch and Jammu srinagar highway. 

Due to the heavy rain the water bodies including Jhelum, Chenab, Tawi, Suran, Darhali and Sindh rivers have caused flooding due to overflow of the water. 

All 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir are under emergency alerts. Check the full list of districts of Jammu and Kashmir. 

List of Districts of Jammu and Kashmir 

Division of Jammu and Kashmir 

Jammu and Kashmir is divided into two divisions: Jammu Division and Kashmir Division.

Each division has distinct topographical features, weather patterns and hydrological profiles.

Jammu Division

Jammu Division comprises 10 districts. The region lies in Shivalik plains, Pir Panjal range,  middle Himalayan ranges. Its geography makes it sensible for sudden cloudbursts, steep-slope landslides, highway blockages and severe flash flooding along fast-moving mountain rivers like the Chenab, Tawi, Darhali, and Suran.

Kashmir Division 

Kashmir Division has 10 districts. The high-altitude intermontane basin of the Kashmir Valley. The area is drained by Jhelum River and its tributaries like  Lidder, Veshaw, Sindh. It often faces prolonged waterlogging in low-lying basin areas and localised high-altitude cloudbursts. 

List of Areas Affected by Floods and Landslides

What are the Reasons for Floods and Landslides in J&K?

The main reasons for floods and landslides in J&K is the impact of Monsoon currents, Cloudburts, river encroachment, unstable terrain, silt accumulation and healve spells from river buildings and saturated slopes and blocked drainage systems 

The Southwest Monsoon brings moisture-laden clouds that collide with the Pir Panjal and Himalayan ranges. It causes sudden cloudbursts dumping huge volumes of water over short periods of time. 

Encroachment of floodplains and riverbeds due to unplanned construction and agricultural encroachment along riverbeds like Tawi, Darhali and Jhelum. When river levels rise water overflows into nearby areas.

The clearing of forest cover for development reduces root binding on mountain slopes without trees to stabilise the soil and absorb excess rainwater, surface runoff speeds up and accelerating flash floods and slope failures.