Heavy Snowfall In Kashmir Forces Closure Of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway firstpost.com

Heavy snowfall across Kashmir on Thursday cut off the valley from the rest of the country as the arterial Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for traffic while all flights to and fro Srinagar airport were canceled, officials said. An official of the traffic department told PTI that roads which connect the summer capital with far-flung areas like Gurez, Macchil, Karan, and Tangdhar have also been closed due to adverse weather conditions. The residents of Srinagar and other parts of the valley woke up to an unseasonal snowfall, setting in early winter chill in Kashmir as the minimum temperature fell below the freezing point for the first time this season, an official of the MET department said. The snowfall has disrupted life in Kashmir as power was snapped in the early hours. A police official said there were reports of many trees and electric poles getting uprooted due to the heavy snowfall.