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01-02-23 07:50 pm ಫೋಟೊ

Heavy snowfall disrupts normal life in Jammu & Kashmir

Heavy snowfall across Jammu and Kashmir since Sunday night disrupted the normal life of people.

People walk on snow-covered wooden bridge during snowfall in Srinagar.
Flight operations, surface transport, and routine activities of life came to a grinding halt due to heavy snowfall.
Power supply was also affected in many areas of Kashmir, causing inconvenience to the residents.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was also blocked due to hailstones and mudslides at several places between Chanderkot and Banihal in the Ramban district.
Vehicles stuck at Qazigund after the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic for the second consecutive day on Tuesday due to a landslide in Ramban district, in Anantnag district.
Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday issued an alert of a high-danger level avalanche in several regions in the next 24 hours.
Daily life was thrown out of gear as vehicular movement was restricted while power and water supply were also affected. In picture: A boatman rows his boat on Dal lake during snowfall in Srinagar.
In Kashmir, Gulmarg received 30.5 cm of snowfall, Pahalgam 22.1 cm, Qazigund 13 cm; and Srinagar 12.5 cm.