Snowfall in Kashmir Valley disrupts life - air, road traffic affected

Life in Kashmir Valley continues to be disrupted because of heavy snowfall that has blocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway for the third consecutive day. The rail service between the valley and Bannihal town in the Jammu region is expected to be resumed after track clearance.
In addition, air and road traffic continued to remain shut - there were no flights to and from the Srinagar International Airport in the morning for the second consecutive day.
This has been reported in thehindu.com dated 8 January 2017.

Authorities at Srinagar airport have indicated that if the visibility improved on Sunday morning, flight operations could resume in the afternoon. Simultaneously, snow clearance operations in Bannihal and Patnitop sectors of the highway have also started and travelers need to contact control rooms in Jammu and Srinagar to know the latest status of the roads.
The inter-district road connectivity has been restored in the valley after snow clearance operations and snow has also been cleared from all the main traffic arteries in Srinagar city. However, lanes and by-lanes in the old city were still impassable due to accumulated snow.


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