Kashmir University Faculty interacted with Aryans students

Mohali, December 10, 2014: Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh hosted a renowned faculty, Dr Shakil A Romshoo, Department of Earth Sciences from Kashmir University to interact and delivered a lecture on principle causes of J&K floods with Aryans Students at its Campus i.e Village Nepra, Chandigarh–Patiala Highway, Near Chandigarh. Chairman, Aryans Group of Colleges, Dr Anshu Kataria presided over the event.

The seminar was also graced by senior faculty members: Prof. B.S Sidhu, Registrar; Tejinder Kaur, Administrator; Gurdeep Singh, HOD Civil Department and Engineering students of the college. The main objective of the seminar was to touch every part of the J&K floods including its origin, cause, post effects, control and preventive measures. Dr Romshoo also presented his Research papers on J&K Floods.

While addressing the students he highlighted the background of Jhelum which originates from a natural spring in South Kashmir's Verinag town, its Flood History and from where these floods were originated, magnitude of the floods, Meteorology, Wetland Losses etc. The report reveals that the floods in J&K were as a result of high rainfall in the catchments over short period of time.

He also stated that the floods in Kashmir is possibly a climate-change induced fallout aided by large-scale environmental degradation and unplanned development on the river banks of Jhelum.

Dr. Romshoo also explained the shrinkage of the wetlands in the valley is somehow also responsible for the floods. As wetlands act as a sponge that retains excess water. He said that the disastrous damage caused to life and property could have been minimised if the large number of wetlands that once existed in the valley, had been preserved lands.

The seminar ends with the discussion, question answer round and how to prevent such disasters of this scale in the future. like feasibility study for construction of parallel flood channel. Dredging on regular intervals, monitoring of sediments, land use, land cover, maintaining sanctity of Wetlands and Water bodies, climate change adaptation and mitigation have been suggested in the report.

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