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

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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)

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

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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)

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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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A MeT official stated that the weather system was likely the cause of the moderate to heavy snowfall across middle and higher altitudes.  (HT Photo/Waseem Andrabi)