Fresh snowfall brings Kashmir valley to a standstill

Officials announced the closure of the 270-km hilly national highway connecting Srinagar to Jammu owing to slippery road conditions, and snow accumulation between Banihal and Qazigund.

They said no vehicular movement was allowed from Jammu towards Srinagar and vice versa. Furthermore, Mughal Road connecting Kashmir to the twin districts of Pir Panjal, Srinagar-Leh (SSG) highway, and Sinthan Road have already been closed since the January 22-23 snowfall.

“The snowfall and rains started from Monday evening and as a precautionary measure we have suspended traffic movement on the national highway and also issued an advisory to the commuters owing to the weather conditions,” said SSP (traffic rural) Ravinder Pal Singh.