Fresh snowfall in many years of Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 24: Most areas in Kashmir received fresh snowfall today, affecting flight operations at the airport here, even as the Meteorological Department has forecast widespread snowfall or rains in the Valley over the next two days.
Many areas in Kashmir, especially in the higher reaches, experienced fresh snowfall overnight, with the plains of the Valley, including the summer capital here, witnessing light snowfall this morning, an official of the Meteorological Department said.
He said the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir, the star attraction for tourists visiting the Valley during winter, recorded nine inches (23 cm) of snowfall during the last 24 hours.
The famous health resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir, which serves as a base camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded 9.5 cm of snow, the official said.
He said Kupwara in north Kashmir received seven cm of snowfall, while Srinagar recorded two cm of fresh snowfall since this morning.
There official said there were reports of fresh snowfall in many other areas in the higher reaches of the Valley.
While the fresh snowfall affected the air-traffic at Srinagar Airport, the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was still open for traffic.
No flight has landed at the airport yet.