Overview
- Authorities declared a flood on the Jhelum at the Sangam gauge after water crossed the danger level, recording above the 21.66 ft flood mark at 2:30 am.
- Kashmir University postponed all examinations scheduled for August 27 due to adverse weather, with new dates to be announced later.
- The Sheshnag Nallah in Pahalgam’s Betaab Valley hit 6.02 ft, breaching its all‑time high and exceeding the danger mark, with officials indicating a possible cloudburst upstream.
- An advisory asked people in flood‑ and landslide‑prone areas to avoid slopes and water bodies, and directed tourists, shikara operators, and sand miners not to operate without verifying conditions.
- The meteorological outlook calls for brief rain at a few places from August 27–29 and isolated moderate rain from August 30–September 1 across Kashmir.