Aerial view of flooded Srinagar
Life is slowly returning to normalcy in Kashmir as flood waters recede but the true extent of damage is still being calculated.
Many areas have largely been cleared of water, while a large number of colonies are being cleared using water pumps.
Several areas still remain marooned, particularly in the old city, but relief material is being sent to the people who have been temporarily shifted to some safe places within the flooded areas.
As the dewatering work is progressing, people, who had left their marooned houses or were evacuated, are now going back to check the damage caused to their homes.
"We first thought water may rise to some level but nobody had imagined that it would come up to even 12 feet in some areas," said Mohd Shafi of Gogji Bagh area where dewatering is
underway in full swing.
There are reports of thefts in the houses which had been vacated.
With many main roads being cleared of water, public transport has started plying in the areas where flooding has ended and movement of people has increased, leading to traffic jams at several places.
Some key roads, like the one leading to the airport, continue to be inaccessible due to water-logging. The historic Lal Chowk and its adjoining areas and the vicinity of Badami Bagh Cantonment are still flooded.
Shops are also being reopened with the owners trying to retrieve whatever material has escaped the water fury.
Electricity and mobile communications have been largely restored in the valley.