Fresh snowfall disrupts Air, Surface traffic in Kashmir; Highway closed due to shooting stones

Fresh snowfall disrupts Air, Surface traffic in Kashmir; Highway closed due to shooting stones

Due to fresh snowfall in Kashmir and parts of Jammu, Srinagar-Jammu national highway has been closed, while all flights have also been delayed at the Srinagar International Airport and train service from Banihal to Baramulla was also suspended.

Quoting an official, news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reported that train service will remain suspended till snow on the railway track is removed.

The fresh snowfall also disrupted flight operations at the Srinagar International Airport as all morning flights have been delayed.

Director Srinagar International Airport Kuldeep Singh said the visibility was only 200 M and there is continuous snowfall.

“We are simultaneously clearing the snow. All flights are delayed,” he said.

He also advised air passengers to check the status of their flights from respective airlines before coming to the airport to avoid inconvenience and congestion

Meanwhile, The Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to shooting stones and mudslides between Chanderkot and Banihal, officials said on Monday.

“Jammu-Srinagar NH blocked due to shooting stones and mudslides at several places between Chanderkot and Banihal,” Jammu and Kashmir Traffic police said.

The highway is the lifeline of the Kashmir valley and the main road link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country.

Kashmir-bound trucks laden with essential supplies and other vehicles pass through the highway and fruit carrying trucks from Kashmir head for rest of the country through this road.

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