Kashmir Weather: Due to incessant rains, many roads in the Kashmir Valley including Jammu-Srinagar Highway, Mughal Road, Srinagar Leh Road and roads leading to remote areas of Kupwara, Gurez have had to be closed.
Snowfall In Valley: Due to rain and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, roads in the hilly and adjacent areas including Srinagar-Jammu have been closed for vehicular movement. The Meteorological Department has predicted more snowfall and rain till April 30. There has been fresh snowfall and rain in Jammu and Kashmir and the Meteorological Department has predicted more snowfall and rain in the next few days.
Authorities have issued advisories at many places asking people to avoid going near the banks of rivers and lakes unnecessarily. Apart from this, avalanche warning has also been issued in the hilly areas of North and Central Kashmir.
Roads had to be closed..
Due to incessant rains, many roads in the Kashmir Valley including Jammu-Srinagar Highway, Mughal Road, Srinagar Leh Road and roads leading to remote areas of Kupwara, Gurez have had to be closed. A traffic official said that due to slippery conditions in Dalwas, Mehar and Hingani, apart from narrowing of roads due to mudslides in Dalwas, the authorities have closed the highway for vehicular movement.
Order to close Srinagar Leh Road..
Meanwhile, the authorities have also ordered closure of Mughal Road, Srinagar Leh Road in view of bad weather and accumulation of snow on Pir-ki-Gali, Sadana Top, Razdan Top and Zojila Pass road. An official of the Meteorological Department said that in the last 24 hours till 8 pm today, 4.5 mm rainfall was received in Srinagar, 10.2 mm in Qazigund, 20.8 mm in Pahalgam, 15.1 mm in Kupwara, 9.8 mm in Kokernag.
Fresh snowfall was seen in many hilly areas and some tourist places including Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Karna, Machil Gurez. After April 30, the weather is expected to remain generally dry till May 1-5.
