Avalanche hits Poonch village, mother-daughter duo rescued; 750 trucks, 40 LMVs stranded on highway, says SSP Traffic
Srinagar, Jan 08: For the second consecutive day on Saturday, Kashmir parts including Srinagar continued to receive fresh snowfall, resulting in cancelation of 40 flights scheduled at Srinagar international airport and also the continuous closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway where almost 750 Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) and 40 Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) are stranded as well.
The other roads including Srinagar-Leh, Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri, Mughal road also remained closed for the traffic.
Moreover, the administration had pressed men and machinery since the wee hours of this morning to clear the roads.
Kashmir parts including Srinagar received moderate snowfall after the meteorological department (MeT) here issued ‘Red alert’ and predicted heavy to very heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir till January 08 evening.
The MeT officials said whole Kashmir experienced fresh snowfall, which has brought the mercury down.
The maximum temperature in Srinagar settled at 2.9 degree Celsius while Gulmarg was coldest today as the temperature at the world famous ski-resort settled at minus 1.2 degree Celsius.
The MeT has predicted improvement in the weather conditions from tomorrow morning.
Moreover, as predicted, the surface and air traffic got affected due to the fresh snow spell in Kashmir.
Director Srinagar Airport, Kuldeep Singh told that the poor visibility has hampered the flight operations at Srinagar airport today.
He informed that 40 flights scheduled for today have been cancelled.
