Roads to dozens of far-flung, remote areas remain closed in north Kashmir

Srinagar, Jan 25: Roads to dozens of far-flung and remote villages, including border towns of Keran, Karnah, Machil and Tanghdar, remained closed for the third successive day on Monday in north Kashmir due slippery conditions following accumulation to snow.

Meanwhile, traffic to border towns of Gurez in Bandipora remained suspended since January 1 due to accumulation of several feet of snow.

“Traffic remained suspended to dozens of far-flung and remote villages, including those near the Line of Control (LoC), due to slippery road conditions following fresh snowfall on Saturday,” an official of Police Control Room (PCR), Kupwara, told TNN over the phone on Monday.

He said about 2 to 3 feet of snow has accumulated at Sadhna top, Z gali and Phirkiyan pass, which connects these border towns to the district headquarter in Kupwara.

Following improvement in weather, snow clearance operation has been started to put through traffic on these roads. “But, traffic will be restored only after getting green signal from official deployed on the ground,” he added.

An official of Police Control Room (PCR) from Bandipora told TNN that Gurez, which is surrounded from Pakistan-occupied- Kashmir (PoK) from three sides, remained closed for traffic since January 1. “Razdan pass, connecting Gurez, Neeru and dozens of other areas near LoC with district headquarters Bandipora, which is already covered over several feet of snow, received fresh snowfall on Saturday,” he said.