- विज्ञापन -
Srinagar: The fresh snowfall in Kashmir valley disrupted all flights during the day from the Srinagar International airport during the day, while train services in the valley were restored after around six hours of delay in the afternoon.
Officials at Srinagar Airport said that the flight services were cancelled due to low visibility after fresh snowfall in the valley.
Train service to the valley resumed in the afternoon after the railway staff restored the tracks.
Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed after hundreds of vehicles got stuck between the Pir Panjal tunnel and Srinagar city. Authorities kept toiling for the whole day, clearing stranded vehicles and attending to the needs of tourists and others stranded on the highway.
Senior officials including the district magistrates of Kulgam and Anantnag supervised relief and restoration exercises as the SSPs of both these directorates spent the entire day on the road with police personnel pushing stranded vehicles, attending to water and other requirements of travellers.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took meetings of senior officials to ensure early restoration of electric power supply, clearance of roads and preparedness at the medical facilities to attend to emergencies caused by the unprecedented snowfall.
The district administration at all the districts in Kashmir valley moved out show clearance machines to restore all roads connecting the districts with each other and towns to the district headquarters.
Despite its vagaries, snowfall has been a welcome occurrence as J&K was reeling under a four-month-long dry spell.
