September 6, 2025
After the Punjab floods, Kashmir is now witnessing floods due to heavy rainfall. The floods have caused extensive damage to farmland, crops, and horticultural produce. The ongoing crisis has left local farmers devastated. According to the details, the rising water level has submerged acres of paddy fields, fruit orchards, and other important crops.
Not only this, the floodwaters have also affected various structures, worsening the loss for livelihoods that rely on agriculture. Many farmers expressed their concerns regarding crops and their families’ survival in future.
Farmers on Recent Kashmir Floods
A farmer from the Awantipora area said, that Our fields are completely submerged. This flood is worse than anything we have seen in the past decade. The paddy crop, which was almost ready for harvest, has been washed away. All the hard work has gone in vain.
Furthermore, the floods have also affected the horticultural crops of apple orchards. A farmer has expressed his lamentation, saying that the apples were just about to ripen, and now they have been destroyed.
Reminiscent of the 2014 Kashmir Floods
The substantial destruction becomes more evident as the floodwaters move away. The affected families are now calling for urgent compensation, and some are drawing comparisons to the devastating 2014 floods, which damaged large parts of the region. Back in 2014, the Jammu and Kashmir government provided financial assistance and compensation to those affected by the flood. Farmers and civilians are requesting the government to take similar steps. However, the local