Heavy snowfall, rain lash J&K, Himachal; road closures disrupt transport | See pics

Several roads in Himachal were closed as light to moderate snowfall continued in isolated areas; Lahaul and Spiti Police issued an avalanche alert for Friday.

Updated on: Mar 01, 2025 10:27 AM IST

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A woman walks with her child along a snow-covered road in Lahaul-Spiti on Thursday. Several roads in Himachal Pradesh were shut to traffic as light to moderate snowfall continued in isolated higher-altitude areas, while intermittent rain lashed the middle and lower hills. The Lahaul and Spiti Police issued an avalanche alert for the region on February 28. (HT Photo/Aqil Khan)

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Security personnel stand guard at the Kedarnath Jyotirlinga Temple in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district amid fresh snowfall on Thursday, February 27, 2025 with a new spell of rain hitting parts of Uttarakhand’s capital, Dehradun (PTI)

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People walk through snowfall on the outskirts of Srinagar on Thursday. Incessant rain continued to lash wide parts of Jammu for the third consecutive day, leading to the tragic death of a woman and her son, while 12 others were rescued from swollen water bodies. (HT Photo/ Waseem Andrabi)

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A man clears snow from a car's windshield amid heavy snowfall in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday, February 27, 2025. The higher-altitude areas received moderate to heavy snowfall, forcing the closure of multiple roads, including the crucial 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway. (PTI)

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Tourists enjoy fresh snowfall at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Thursday. Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended around 7 pm due to accumulated snow between Ramsoo and Qazigund, as well as landslides, shooting stones, and mudslides between Nashri and Banihal, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded. (PTI)

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Overcast skies and light rain in Delhi since Thursday morning brought down the maximum temperature to 25°C, one degree below normal. (HT Photo/Arvind Yadav)

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People walk through heavy snowfall in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday, February 27, 2025. (PTI)

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A scenic view of Rashil village in Lahaul-Spiti blanketed in fresh snow after the upper reaches received heavy snowfall on Thursday. (ANI)

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People take a stroll amid fresh snowfall at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Thursday. (Basit Zargar)

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A man rides a traditional "tanga" (horse-drawn cart) through heavy snowfall at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday, February 27, 2025. The "tanga," a two-wheeled cart drawn by a horse, remains a mode of transport in some regions. (PTI)

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A man shields himself with an umbrella amid fresh snowfall in Srinagar on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) worked to clear snow from the Srinagar airport runway after continuous rain and snow lashed the region for the past 36 hours, causing a sharp drop in temperature. (ANI)