Floods in the Ladakh Region?
Looks like it rained hard in Leh.
During the intervening night of July 31 and August 1, torrential rains and cloud burst in Leh, Saboo, Phyang, Igoo and Shara in Leh district and different pockets of block Sankoo in Kargil district caused floods.
Massive damage was caused to standing crops, plantations, roads, bridges and some houses in the flood-hit areas, Sharma said adding government has taken all necessary steps to combat the damages caused due to the floods.
Surprisingly the entire article does not mention anything about the tourists in Leh.
Labels: Ladakh
posted by Mridula at 11:01 AM
12 Comments:
Hello there..
Read up on some of your posts re travel to Leh..excellent stuff..will be going there in Sept..ANY contact of a good travel agent who can supply air tickets at good rates for Leh-Delhi one way?! Rs. 7500 is a bit too much on both carriers but we have no choice but to fly..Hope you can just send in a link mail, shazilrehman@hotmail.com..thanks!
P.S Do check my blog if you have the time!
There was really bad flooding here in D.C are in June, but now it's just boiling hot. I hope Leh will be spared major flooding, water can be so destructive.
Mridula,
off the topic,sorry..
Can u pl do me a favor? pl change my url on ur blog to http://ganga.wordpress.com
thank you
also, mumbai is drowned in water, as is the case every year!
Hi Mridula,
I am from Ladakh and your write up on travel/photos is good. Also you are in touch with the latest happenings from in and around leh.
Excellent writing. rigzinmrpatgmaildotcom
Hi,
Your travelogues are really good and looks like you have good information abt the situation in Ladakh.
Me and some of my friends have planned to go there during August end. Do you think the situation there is in control ? Is it a good time to go ? Please mail me at namrata_rane@hotmail.com
It's probably better by now but here is a link with some pictures of the initial damage:
http://www.itinerantwitness.com/photos-of-flooding-river-between-leh-and-changspo
I walked on the streets there and near the Changspa river just two weeks earlier. Amazing how it can change quickly up there...
plan to go there now mridula ? :))
this is one good travelblog. glad i dropped in, accidental or not.
The Wanderer, sorry for the late reply but you can find more about road conditions here:
http://www.indiamike.com/india/showthread.php?t=12491&page=3
Crystal, thanks for stopping by. Yes, water can cause such a chaos at times.
Ganga, give me one more day and I will update your link, I am burried under office work.
Rich, thanks for sharing the link.
Kuffir, I can't go anywhere now, so much work :(
Prashanth, thanks for coming this way. I took a peek at yours too.
hi Mridula and the other bloggers,
My hubby and i are also quite adamantly planning a trip to Leh this Sept. As per many advises we have to conclude the trip before 15th Oct., and hence we are amidst lot of shopping and qute happy abt meeting the nature face-t-o-face. But however, our plans won't be thwarted by seeing news of the flooded villages. Anyone going there during this time, please get in touch with us.
G Sharma
prince69@eim.ae
Hi G Sharma,
I think people are going to Leh and the roads are open. I wish you awonderful time there. Do come back and blog about it.
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