Cold wave conditions return after fresh snowfall in Kashmir
Jmu-Sgr highway closed again for traffic
Srinagar: The higher reaches in Kashmir received fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rains, an official at the MeT Department said Saturday.
The Meteorological Department has forecast another spell of wet weather across the state over the next few days.
Many areas in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, including the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir, received fresh snowfall overnight which continued till Saturday morning, the official said.
Snow was also recorded in some areas like Banihal along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, he said.
According to the weatherman, there is a possibility of rain/snow at widespread places in the state for the next few days, with heavy falls at isolated places in Kashmir and Jammu regions on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for traffic on Saturday after fresh landslide near Pantiyal in Ramban district of Jammu, officials said.
Earlier, traffic was allowed to ply from Jammu to Srinagar on the highway despite fresh snowfall and rains.
An official said that hundreds of vehicles were left stranded on the highway following the landslides.
Notably, the highway was opened for traffic after remaining closed for the past five days. Kashmir-bound traffic from here was allowed on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway Saturday even as fresh snowfall and rains lashed parts of the state, officials said.
Thousands of vehicles were stranded after the 270-km strategic highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was closed on Monday after multiple landslides and sinking of a portion of a road near Ramban town, they said.
After restoring the road and clearing the stranded vehicles, including truck carrying essential commodities to Srinagar, authorities decided to allow Kashmir-bound traffic from Jammu on Saturday. (PTI)
Press Trust of India
