Srinagar-Jammu highway closed
Fresh snowfall in most parts of Kashmir
Srinagar: Most parts of Kashmir, including the plains, received fresh snowfall Friday which led to closure of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway.
The MeT Office has forecast intermittent light precipitation for the next 24 hours.
Kashmir, including plains of the valley, received fresh snowfall Thursday night which continued till Friday morning, an official of the Meteorological Department here said.
He said Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded 5.6 mm of snowfall till 8:30 am Friday.
Pahalgam health resort received 11.4 mm of snow, while the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg recorded 3.4 mm of snow.
The official said while the plains of the valley received light snowfall, there are reports of moderate snowfall in the higher reaches of the state.
The fresh snowfall led to closure of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway.
“Traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway was suspended this morning due to snowfall and slippery conditions,” an official of the Traffic Control Room here said.
He said the decision to resume traffic on the national highway would be taken once there is improvement in the weather and the road is cleared off the snow.
However, the flight operations at the Srinagar airport here took place normally, an official at the airport said.
