Srinagar receives fresh snowfall, might affect Bharat Jodo Yatra's final leg

The meteorological department has predicted widespread light to moderate snow in the plains and rain in Jammu.

Updated on Jan 30, 2023 10:35 AM IST 6 Photos

Srinagar receives fresh snowfall on Sunday night as a new wave of western disturbances hit Jammu and Kashmir and surrounding areas. Srinagar airport director Kuldeep Singh Rishi informed all flights have been delayed due to the continuous snowfall. (PTI)

The snowfall is likely to affect the final leg of Rahul Gandhi-led 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in the city on Monday.(PTI)

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed on Monday due to a landslide in Ramban district, leaving a few hundred vehicles stranded on the arterial road, officials said here. (PTI)

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The 270-kilometre-long highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by mudslides and shooting stones between Chanderkote and Banihal in the district, they said. (HT Photo/Waseem Andrabi)

Officials informed that 300 vehicles were stranded at different points of the highway and workers and machinery have been deployed to clear the area. (HT Photo/Waseem Andrabi)

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