Snowfall Leads To Closure Of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

Srinagar:

Kashmir was minimize off from remainder of the nation on Monday because the arterial Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway and Mughal highway had been closed resulting from snowfall throughout the valley, leaving practically 4500 automobiles stranded.

“The Jammu-Srinagar Nationwide Freeway is closed resulting from accumulation of snow at many locations, particularly round Jawahar Tunnel,” an official of the site visitors management division stated.

He stated snow clearance operations had been in full swing and efforts had been on to revive motion of stranded automobiles alongside the 260 kilometre highway. 

The official stated practically 4500 automobiles, largely vehicles carrying necessities to the valley, are stranded alongside the freeway at varied locations.

Mughal Street, which connects the valley to Jammu division by way of Shopian-Rajouri axis, has been closed for a number of days resulting from heavy snowfall within the area. 

The officers stated south Kashmir’s Kulgam district obtained highest snowfall with two to a few toes of snow collected at some locations. 

Anantnag district has additionally obtained heavy snowfall between one foot and two toes,  they stated. 

The flight operations to and from Srinagar remained suspended for second consecutive day resulting from poor visibility, the officers stated.

The minimal temperature improved in most locations within the valley as a result of snowfall however nonetheless stayed beneath the freezing level, the officers stated.

Srinagar metropolis — the summer time capital of Jammu and Kashmir — recorded a low of minus 0.9 levels Celsius — up from the earlier evening’s minus 1.5 levels Celsius, they stated.

The minimal temperature in Gulmarg vacationer resort remained unchanged at minus 5 levels Celsius on Sunday evening in comparison with an evening earlier.

Pahalgam vacationer resort, which additionally serves as a base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 6.7 levels Celsius – plunging from minus 1.45 levels Celsius on the earlier evening, the officers stated.

Qazigund recorded a minimal of minus 0.3 levels Celsius, Kupwara, within the north, minus 0.3 levels Celsius and Kokernag, minus 1.4 levels Celsius.

The MET Workplace stated average to heavy snowfall, with remoted very heavy snowfall, was probably to happen, particularly in south Kashmir, Gulmarg, Banihal-Ramban, Poonch, Rajouri, Kistawar and Zanskar, Drass in addition to on the upper reaches of Ladakh UT, over two days from Monday. 

“Total, the snowfall will proceed from Sunday to Tuesday forenoon with the occasional break. This will result in the disruption of floor and air transportation, water-logging in plains of Jammu and Srinagar cities,” the MET Workplace stated.

Kashmir is at the moment underneath the grip of ”Chillai-Kalan” — the 40-day harshest winter interval when a chilly wave grips the area and the temperature drops significantly resulting in the freezing of water our bodies together with the well-known Dal Lake right here in addition to the water provide strains in a number of elements of the valley.

The possibilities of snowfall are essentially the most frequent and most throughout this era and most areas, particularly within the increased reaches, obtain heavy snowfall.

Whereas ”Chillai-Kalan” – which started on December 21 — will finish on January 31, the chilly wave continues even after that in Kashmir with a 20-day-long ”Chillai-Khurd” (small chilly) and a 10-day-long ”Chillai-Bachha” (child chilly). 

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