Mughal Road Closed After Snowfall In Jammu And Kashmir

The Mughal Road, connecting the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri in the Jammu region with South Kashmir’s Shopian district, was closed for vehicular traffic on Wednesday after a snowfall in the high altitude areas, officials said. The weather department on Tuesday predicted widespread moderate to heavy snowfall and rains in the hills and plains of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh union territories for three days starting from Wednesday. There was snowfall in high altitude areas including Pir Ki Gali on Tuesday due to which the road was closed for vehicular traffic as a precautionary measure, the officials said. They said commuters had been directed to avoid travel along the road to avoid any untoward incident. Meanwhile, the officials said traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was going on smoothly despite rains.