Heavy snowfall leaves Kashmir Valley inaccessible

January 18, 2013 12:24

Heavy snowfall across Kashmir has affected normal life and rendered the Valley cut off from the rest of the country with the Srinagar-Jammu national highway closed and air traffic suspended.

Snowfall, which began yesterday, has continued and resulted in the snapping of electricity and water supply lines in several parts of the Valley, official sources said.

Although the snow has been cleared from almost all major roads of the Valley, it is learnt that many interior roads are still covered with snow. An official of the disaster management cell said that the ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir had received the highest snowfall with three feet of fresh snow accumulated there.

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