SRINAGAR: A Youth died after accidentally slipping in Sindh Nallah in Mammer area of Central Kashmir's Genderbal district on Tuesday.

An official told news agency, Kashmir Scroll that Zakir Ahmad Thekri Son of Ghulam Qadir Thekri slipped and drowned in Sindh Nallah at Kangan. He said soon after the incident a police team along with locals launched a rescue operation.

He said that efforts are on to retrieve his body.

Police have taken cognizance in this regard. (KS)

SRINAGAR: A body of an unknown lady was recovered from Nallah Sindh in Ganderbal district on Wednesday officials said.

They told the news agency Kashmir Scroll that body of unknown lady was recovered from nallah Sindh village in Pathribal near Rayill Gund Ganderbal.

They said that police had taken cognizance and started investigation.(KS)

SRINAGAR: Body of a Nepali labourer was retrieved from Nallah Sindh in Kangan area of central-Kashmir’s Ganderbal district this evening, officials said.

Identifying the deceased as one Chabi Lal Vishwakarma, son of Nar Singh, hailing from Karnali Nepal, the officials said that soon after intimation about the sighting of the body in the water source, an operation was launched at the site which yielded in retrieval of the body.

Meanwhile confirming it, a police official told GNS that a case has been registered in this regard for further investigations.(GNS)

SRINAGAR: People of Kangan and the adjusting area are in panic after the Sindh river changed its color from blue to milk. 

The Sindh river is the vital water source for the residents of the Kangan area in the Ganderbal district. The changing of water color has caused alarm among the local population. Some residents suspect that the cause of the color change may be chemicals released from tunnel work.

While talking to CNS, a local resident of Kangan Ab Hameed said and expressed deep concern about the presence of chemicals in the river."This water is vital to our community, and we rely on it for so many things. This river Sindh has a rich source of aquatic animals but due to this chemical all aquatic can get damaged", he said.

Another local of Kangan said, “when today I saw the water of river sindh I saw milk-like substance was running on the upper layer of water but The strange smell and color of the water are clear signs that something is wrong, and we need action to be taken before it’s too late".Locals of Kangan said that the Sindh river has always been a source of life for them, and they have always trusted its water to be safe and clean, But now, with the presence of chemicals in the water, they are worried about our health.

Meanwhile, the general public has urged the district Administration to look into this matter at the earliest. (CNS)