SRINAGAR: The upper heights received moderate to heavy snowfall while plains, including summer capital, Srinagar, were lashed by rain in the Kashmir valley on Wednesday.
A Met department spokesman said as the fresh Western Disturbance (WD) is active in the region, there could be fairly widespread snow and rain in the Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.
Due to cloudy sky the maximum temperature was near normal while the day will become chilly today, he said.
The world famous ski resort of Gulmarg, about 55 km from here in north Kashmir district of Baramulla received fresh snowfall. However, the upper reaches, including Kongdori and Affarwat, the highest skiing point connected by Cable Car, experienced moderate to heavy snowfall since last night.
The upper reaches in entire north Kashmir also received moderate to heavy snowfall resulting in closure of dozens of roads leading to far flung and remote areas, including those near the Line of Control (LoC). Keran and Karnah roads which reopened only yesterday were again closed due to fresh snowfall on Wednesday.
The holy Amarnath cave shrine and its periphery received fresh snowfall. Reports of snowfall were also received from Sheshnag, Panjterni, Pisso top and Chandanwari, the last motorable halting station on traditional yatra route.
About six inches of fresh snowfall was also experienced at Harpora and one to two feet between Dobjan and Pir-ki-Gali on historic Mughal road, linking Shopian in south Kashmir and Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region. The road is closed from November 6 due to snow.
Kapran and Sampthan and Anantnag-Kishtwar road also received snowfall.
Upper heights in the central Kashmir districts of Ganderbal and Badgam also received fresh snowfall.
The Srinagar-Leh national highway was again closed for traffic due to fresh snowfall at Sonamarg, Zojila, Meenmarg and Drass, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia.
Srinagar and its adjoining areas were lashed by rain since late last night disrupting pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
(AGENCIES)
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