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Srinagar, other parts of Kashmir receive fresh snowfall
Srinagar, Feb 3 (UNI) The summer capital, Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir valley received fresh snowfall on Wednesday even as the night temperature witnessed major improvement and settled above normal.
However, the maximum temperature settled several degrees below normal due to snowfall, coupled with icy cold winds in the valley, where light to moderate snow is predicted during the next 24 hours.
A Met department spokesperson told UNI a fresh Western Disturbance (WD), which originated from the Arabian Sea and approached the region through Afghanistan and Pakistan, is active in the region. “Under the influence of this WD, light to moderate snow would occur at most places in the valley during the next 24 hours,” he said, adding the weather is expected to improve from Friday onwards.
Traffic remains suspended for 3rd day on Srinagar-Jammu national highway
Snow clearance work in progress between Banihal and Jawahar Tunnel on Saturday. -Excelsior/Parvaiz Mir
SRINAGAR: The traffic on Sunday remained suspended for the third successive day on 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, due to shooting stones and slippery road conditions following accumulation of snow.
“No vehicular movement was allowed on the Srinagar-Jammu highway on Sunday in view of shooting stones and mudslides at several places following the rainfall during the last 24 hours,” a traffic police official said.
He said several inches of snow has accumulated at Qazigund, on both sides of Jawahar tunnel, Shaitan Nallah and Banihal, making the road slippery.