Heavy snowfall snaps road, air links in J&K
January 22, 2014  14:19

Heavy snowfall threw normal life out of gear in Jammu and Kashmir today, snapping the road and air links between the state and rest of the country.         Electricity supply across the Valley was also suspended due to the fresh bout of snowfall which began last evening.        

 

Vehicular traffic from Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been suspended due to slippery road conditions in Jawahar tunnel and Patnitop areas. Flights to and fro Srinagar have also been put off for the time being.        

 

"J&K Highway has closed for the vehicular traffic today due to fresh snowfall and slippery road conditions in Jawahar tunnel and Patnitop areas," officials at Police Control Room in Jammu said.        

 

The flights to and fro Srinagar have been suspended for the time being and there are bleak chances of any flights operating today due to continuous snowfall, an official of the Airport Authority of India said.  

 

Police said over 200 vehicles are stranded at several places in Sidhra, Udhampur, Ramban, Kud, Ramban and Banihal belts of Jammu region. About one-feet thick snow has accumulated at Jawahar tunnel and 6 inches at Patnitop belt.

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