Valley receives season’s first snowfall, Internet services snap for three hrs

Chances of snowfall are frequent and maximum during this period and temperature drops considerably.

The higher reaches of Kashmir valley are receiving more snowfall than many areas in the plains. The MeT department has predicted moderate rain and snow in Kashmir for today and tomorrow.

Snowfall was reported from Jawahar tunnel in south Kashmir and Kupwara district in north Kashmir. Snowfall has led to decrease in temperature across Kashmir.

Internet services in Kashmir were today snapped for nearly three hours due to snowfall across the Valley.

Both broadband internet services on landlines and mobile internet services were affected this morning as moderate to heavy snowfall was reported from almost all parts of Kashmir, officials said.
period and temperature drops considerably. It is supposed to end on January 31.

Internet services on mobile phones were partially working but at a very slow speed.

“I have not been able to access internet either through my broadband connection or dongle. The telecom companies are not even responding to queries on the reason for disruption of services,” Irfan Ahmad, a businessman, said.

However, the internet services were restored after remaining down for three hours.