An artificial lake burst in Kargil of Jammu Kashmir indiacates that we should take extra caution while playing with nature. On 6th May 2015, burst in Phutkal lake in Zanskar caused flood situation in the area and people rush to safer place. Authorities launch an evacuation operation in the affected villages. Due to immediate action, 2000-3000 inhabitants in the area taken to safer place and there is no report of casualties. But this incident arises question that how safe is our artificial lake on rivers. On December 31 last year, Phuktal suffered a blockade by a massive 200 feet high landslide dam, equivalent to the height of a 20-storey building, leading to the creation of an artificial lake extending more than 10 km. The area falls enroute to the famous Chadar trek that attracts tourists from across the world and the Nimo-Bazgo hydroelectric project in the adjoining Leh district also gets water from Phuktal river. National Disaster Responce Force came in action on time after danger alarm, which help in taking out inhabitants from danger area. In the meantime a high-level team of the state comprising of Chairman Legislative Council Haji Anayat Ali comprising of Cabinet Minster for PHE and Irrigation Sukhnandan Kumar, Cabinet Minster for Cooperatives Chering Dorjey and Vice Chairman KVIB and MLA Zanskar Aga Syed Baqir Razvi visited Leh and Kargil and conducted Aerial Riki of the areas affected due to the Floods after bursting of Phuktal Artificial Lake.
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