Heavy snowfall hits Kashmir; Srinagar-Jammu highway shut down
'The Srinagar-Jammu highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to snowfall which has rendered the road unsafe due to slippery road condition,' a police official said (Photo: Showkat Dar)- Rest of the Valley recorded a minimum temperature between freezing point and 0.4 degrees Celsius (Photo: Showkat Dar)
- Qazigund, the gateway town to the Valley in its south, received the highest amount of precipitation of 48.2 mm in the corresponding period (Photo: Showkat Dar)
- Gulmarg skiing resort, where tourist visit in large numbers during winter, recorded snowfall equivalent to 43.4 mm of rainfall (Photo: Showkat Dar)
- Moderate to heavy snowfall has been recorded in higher reaches of the Valley including the areas falling close to the Line of Control, the MeT official said (Photo: Showkat Dar)
- Several parts of Kashmir Valley including southern Shopian town received moderate to heavy snowfall (Photo: Showkar Dar)
- Srinagar city also witnessed snowfall briefly during the night (Photo: Showkar Dar)
- As minimum temperature stayed around freezing point in most of the Valley, snowfall was witnessed in most areas including tourist resorts of Gulmarg in north Kashmir and Pahalgam in south Kashmir (Photo: Showkat Dar)
- Snowfall in most parts of Kashmir and rains in the city continued for the second day (Photo: Showkat Dar)
- Arterial Srinagar-Jammu national highway was closed due to slippery road conditions around Jawahar tunnel in Anantnag district (Photo: Showkat Dar)
'The Srinagar-Jammu highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to snowfall which has rendered the road unsafe due to slippery road condition,' a police official said (Photo: Showkat Dar)
Heavy snowfall hits Kashmir; Srinagar-Jammu highway shut down
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