https://www.indiawaterportal.org/climate-change/when-the-sky-falls-in-gurez-valley https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-23/lggt76qh/Gurez-valley-IWP Rain clouds gather over Angaikoot village in Gurez. Clear skies can turn into a torrential downpour within minutes. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-23/jgvfbvrv/DSC05690-1.jpg Muhammad Shafi stands on top of debris along a water channel in Zadgayi village in the Gurez Valley, where a flash flood destroyed his daughter’s wedding reception. Multiple tents erected for the celebration were swept away. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-23/f0ntbvgy/DSC05730-1.jpg Every village in the Gurez valley has nallahs, channels that carry rainwater from the mountains down to the river. In Zadgayi, the recent flood blocked them with debris, which remains uncleared. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-23/qllwyiqm/DSC05716-1.jpg The assets of BSNL tower in Zadgayi destroyed in the recent flash floods. Sarpanch Mohammad Shafi had opposed its construction, warning it would worsen flooding. Its collapse formed a debris dam that made the disaster worse. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-23/giqmw0qy/DSC05714.jpg Jaan Khan from Zadgayi village stands in front of his home amid the debris of his makeshift winter home, built to survive harsh winters https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-23/gcuhofy6/DSC05736-1.jpg An elderly resident of Zadgayi village stands at her doorway. The tightly clustered wooden log houses are typical of the valley's construction, built for insulation against harsh winters and built to last through generations of wear. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-23/famkmskt/DSC05646.jpg For the Dard-Shina, daily life revolves around water sources near the hamlets. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-23/h285fw8n/DSC05671.jpg A cow grazes near a farm patch in Angaikoot village, nourished by a tributary of the Kishenganga River. In Gurez, where people settle depends on where the water flows. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-23/136c489s/DSC05640.jpg A young girl crosses a wooden bridge in Angaikoot village in the Gurez Valley on her way to the fields. These wooden bridges connect hamlets scattered across the mountains. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-23/zc4s7we1/DSC05656.jpg Young boys in Angaikoot chat before filling their bottles. Water from natural springs is piped into every village, where it flows freely. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-23/056hnvna/DSC05788.jpg Habba Khatoon Spring in Gurez valley is named after the 16th-century Kashmiri poet, born Zoon. When her husband, Yusuf Shah Chak, was imprisoned and exiled by the Mughals, she turned her grief into poetry that is still sung across Kashmir. Visitors drink from the spring, believing its water can heal. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-23/6qdeslyo/DSC05806-2.jpg Badwan village once stood at this site before it was submerged by the Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project, displacing families across Gurez and Bandipora district. Experts had warned that the project could destabilise catchment areas and increase flood risk. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-23/ysjmrr5b/DSC05677-1.jpg A generous resident of Angaikoot in the Gurez Valley offers us chai and shares local stories. This generosity, and the time people make for their guests, define the valley as much as its mountains do. indiawaterportal en 2026-10-23T04:39:33.301Z When the sky falls in Gurez Valley Gurez Valley, flash floods, extreme rainfall, Kishenganga River, hydroelectric project, mountain catchments, weather radars, Dard-Shina, localised cloudbursts, Bandipora district, remote valleys, water sources, disaster preparedness https://www.indiawaterportal.org/opportunities/programme-manager-azim-premji-foundation-bhopal-bangalore indiawaterportal en 2026-10-21T05:39:04.546Z Programme Manager, Azim Premji Foundation, Bhopal, Bangalore Opportunities https://www.indiawaterportal.org/opportunities/rfp-baseline-study-for-building-climate-resilient-agriculture-livelihoods-project-aga-khan-rural-support-programme-india-akrsp-india-tapi-the-dangs-gujarat indiawaterportal en 2026-10-21T05:34:20.509Z RFP - Baseline Study for Building Climate-Resilient Agriculture Livelihoods Project, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme India (AKRSP India), Tapi, The Dangs, Gujarat Opportunities https://www.indiawaterportal.org/opportunities/proposal-coordinator-water-wsp-in-india-bengaluru indiawaterportal en 2026-10-21T05:29:59.409Z Proposal Coordinator - Water, WSP in India, Bengaluru Opportunities https://www.indiawaterportal.org/opportunities/wash-institute-call-for-proposals-for-tor-titled-engagement-of-service-provider-for-stakeholder-engagement-and-data-collection-treated-wastewater-reuse-assessment-city-level-pilot-programme indiawaterportal en 2026-10-21T05:26:13.506Z WASH Institute, Call for proposals for ToR titled ‘Engagement of Service Provider for Stakeholder Engagement and Data Collection - Treated Wastewater Reuse Assessment - City-Level Pilot Programme’ Opportunities https://www.indiawaterportal.org/opportunities/project-associates-climate-resilience-sustainable-agriculture-wassan-india indiawaterportal en 2026-10-21T05:21:40.965Z Project Associates, Climate Resilience & Sustainable Agriculture, WASSAN India Opportunities https://www.indiawaterportal.org/opportunities/programme-associate-council-on-energy-environment-and-water-new-delhi indiawaterportal en 2026-10-21T05:19:22.786Z Programme Associate, Council on Energy, Environment and Water, New Delhi Opportunities