SRINAGAR: Traffic department authorities on Wednesday said that on Thursday subject to fair weather and better road condition only light motor vehicles (passengers) shall be allowed from Jammu towards Srinagar on the highway.
SRINAGAR: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended on Saturday due to a landslide along the highway in Banihal. An official said that Srinagar-Jammu National Highway is blocked since 3 am due to a landslide at Shabanbas Banihal.
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Kashmir receives fresh snowfall, Gulmarg records 1 feet snow, minus 2.2 temperature
Fresh rains and snow also forced authorities to suspend the vehicular traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway due to landslides.
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Updated: Feb 27, 2021, 05:52 PM IST
As predicted by the meteorological department, the upper reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Saturday (February 27) while the plains of Kashmir valley witnessed rains and light snowfall. The MET department has forecast the same weather conditions during the next 24 hours till Sunday (February 28).
The famous Gulmarg Ski Resort in North Kashmir received approximately 1 feet of fresh snow. Gulmarg, where the second edition of the ‘Khelo India Winter Games is underway, was in much need of snow. This fresh snow has bought smiles to hundreds of winter sports players who had assembled from 27 states and Union Territories of the country for winter games. The event was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narend