Srinagar, Other Parts Of Kashmir Receive Snowfall
MeT predicts more, man dies as boulder hits vehicle
Srinagar: Srinagar and parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Thursday, while the higher reaches of the valley received moderate to heavy rainfall, officials said.
The snowfall continued in many areas until the last reports came in. Light snowfall started in Srinagar and other plains of Kashmir in the evening, the officials said adding that the plains had been lashed by intermittent rains in the last 24 hours.
Gulmarg, Sonamarg, and Pahalgam received fresh snowfall, bringing joy to tourists, they added.
Razdan Top and Gurez in Bandipora, Sadhna Top, Handwara and Kupwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district and Mughal Road in Shopian also received fresh snowfall.
Other high-altitude areas that received snowfall include Zojila Pass, Sinthan Top and Amarnath Cave.
Many inter-district roads in the higher reaches, including the Srinagar-Leh highway, were closed due to snow accumulation.
The Srinagar-Jammu national highway was open for traffic during the day, but due to snow accumulation at a few places and shooting stones, the road was closed for traffic in the evening, the officials said.
The meteorological department said light to moderate rain or snow is possible at most places, with isolated to scattered heavy falls, until Friday noon. The weather is likely to improve after that.
Meanwhile, Two persons are reported missing while seven others were rescued after a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a river in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police officials said.
The cab was travelling from Poonch to Surankote and the accident occurred near Kalai Bridge around 8.15 pm, the officials said.
A rescue operation led by Poonch Senior Superintendent of Police Shafqat Hussain was launched and seven persons including four women were rescued and shifted to hospital, the officials said.
They said two more persons travelling in the vehicle were swept away by the strong current as the river was in spate due to incessant rains during the day.
The rescue operation was in progress when the last reports were received, the officials said.
In another accident, a truck driver was killed when his vehicle rolled down from a hilly road at village Chang in the Bufliaz area of Poonch district on Thursday, the officials said.
They identified the deceased as Sarwar Ahmad Khan, a resident of Bufliaz.
