Main Snowfall Hits Street, Air Visitors In Kashmir – Kashmir Reader

All Flights Grounded At Srinagar Airport, Freeway Reopens Partially

Jammu/Srinagar: Season’s main snowfall affected regular life on Sunday with all flights cancelled at Srinagar airport, whereas visitors on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway was stopped for almost 4 hours following a landslide in Jammu’s Ramban district, officers stated.
Heavy snowfall was reported within the larger reaches of the valley, whereas the plains noticed a reasonable snowfall.
Snow clearing operations are on however visitors motion remained gradual because the roads had been slippery.
The snowfall, which resumed once more on Sunday after a short let up, compelled authorities to cancel all inbound and outbound flights from Srinagar airport for the day.
The let up allowed airport authorities to clear the runway of snow.
“Nevertheless, the snowfall began once more earlier than any flights might function,” an official of the Airport Authority of India stated, including, “all of the flights have been cancelled for the day attributable to unhealthy climate in Srinagar.”
Authorities have issued avalanche warnings for hilly areas of Kashmir, urging the residents to keep away from pointless motion for the subsequent 24 hours.
In Jammu, a landslide struck the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway at Kishtwari Patheri close to Sher Bibi space round 11.15 am, bringing visitors to a halt, officers stated.
The street clearance businesses instantly pressed males and equipment and managed to clear particles, restoring a partial run of automobiles inside 4 hours, they stated.
The street on the landslide hit space has been rendered single-lane.
Most elements of Ramsu-Banihal-Srinagar stretch of the freeway recorded snowfall, whereas the remainder of the 270-km freeway was lashed by rain.
Officers stated the helicopter service to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district additionally remained suspended throughout the day attributable to inclement climate.
The Bhairo Ghati space of the shrine together with close by areas witnessed recent snowfall whereas the plains, together with Katra city, recorded 2.4 mm of rainfall, they stated.
Snowfall was additionally reported from Poonch, Rajouri, Kishtwar and Doda districts moreover the higher reaches of Reasi.
Within the valley, snowfall brought on an increase within the minimal temperatures and a drop within the day temperatures in most locations.
In line with a MeT division forecast, the climate is anticipated to enhance in Kashmir from Monday onwards.
Qazigund city in south Kashmir was the warmest place on Saturday, recording a excessive of three.2 levels Celsius adopted by Kokernag at 3.1 levels Celsius.
The mercury in Gulmarg, a snowboarding resort in north Kashmir, has been a number of levels beneath freezing level for the previous 72 hours, recording minus 7.0 levels Celsius on Sunday.
Pahalgam in south Kashmir, which serves as the bottom camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a low of minus 3.5 levels Celsius.
Kokernag in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 2.2 levels Celsius, the officers stated.
Srinagar, the summer time capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 0.7 levels Celsius.
Though ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ — the 40-day harshest winter interval — ended earlier this week, the chilly wave nonetheless continues in Kashmir.
The valley is at the moment going by means of a 20-day-long ‘Chilla-i-Khurd’ (small chilly) which will likely be adopted by a 10-day ‘Chilla-i-Bachha’ (child chilly).

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