2 youth drown in Udhampur

Two youths on Thursday drowned in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.

“Two youths died due to drowning this afternoon in the water at Birmah Nallah in Udhampur,” police here said.

The bodies have been fished out and taken to District Hospital Udhampur for post-mortem.

In Compliance to the directions of High Court of J&K, with regard to the potential threat to human health, the Deputy Commissioner Baramulla has ordered immediate removal of poplar trees of female Russian Species across the district. All the revenue officers viz ADC’s, ACR, SDM’s, Tehsildar’s and BFO, Social Forestary have been directed to ensure compliance of the HIigh Court Directions in letter and spiritit. Nodal officers have also been appointed for their respective jurisdictions in this matter.