Srinagar, Mar 02: While it snowed in higher reaches, rains also lashed parts of Kashmir today with Kupwara in north of the Valley receiving the highest rainfall of 24.6 millimetres, forcing closure some of roads to remote areas in the district.
Qazigund, the gateway town to the Valley in south, received 18 millimetres of rain since yesterday while Pahalgam gauged 11.8 millimetres of precipitation, an official of the MeT department said.
He said Kokernag town received 12.2 mm rainfall while Gulmarg in north Kashmir besides some snow also received 11.1 mm of rain. Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, received 5 mm rainfall since last night.
Roads from Kupwara town to remote areas like Tangdhar and Machil in the north Kashmir district have been closed as precautionary measure as these have been rendered slippery due to rains, an official said.
Meanwhile, the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway was closed due to landslide and falling of stones from hilltops in Ramban district, a police official said today.
“Traffic has been suspended on the highway due to falling of rocks and landslide triggered due to rains in Digdol belt in Ramsoo tehsil of the district today,” the police officer said.
The men and machines of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has been pressed into service to clear the landslides.
