NH closed after landslides at Digdol, snow at Tunnel; 2500 vehicles stranded - watsupptoday.com
NH closed after landslides at Digdol, snow at Tunnel; 2500 vehicles stranded
Posted 07 Jan 2020 11:28 AM

DAILY EXCELSIOR

JAMMU/ SRINAGAR, Jan 6: Kashmir valley and many hilly areas of Jammu region received fresh snowfall today leading to drop in the day temperature while, Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was again closed after fresh landslides at Digdol in Ramban area and heavy snow at Jawahar Tunnel this evening.
People in Kashmir today woke up to a thin blanket of snow which continued throughout the day. Gulmarg recieved six inch of fresh snowfall, Tangmarg 4 inches, Razdhan Top one feet, Gurez 4 inches, Tulail six inches, Ismarg six inches, Z-Gali one feet, Furkiyan Top one feet, Sadna Top 5 inches, Pahalgam 5 inches and Qazigund 7 inches.
Trikua hills of Katra Mata Vaishnodevi, Patnitop, Natha Top, Dudu, Latti and Bhaderwah tourist resorts in Jammu region also witnessed fresh snowfall this afternoon. Rajouri-Surankote and Poonch road was also closed due to fresh snowfall at Dera Gali and Thannamandi areas.
Massive landslides at Digdol again and the snowfall at Pir Panchal forced the authorities to close Srinagar-Jammu National Highway at around 4.30 pm. Nearly 10 inch snowfall was reported near Jawahar Tunnel while the snowfall was still going on.
SSP Traffic, National Highway J S Johar said that due to fresh landslide at Digdol, the highway was agin blocked. Moreover, snowfall and slippery road conditions at Jawahar Tunnel also led to the closure of highway. He said around 2500 vehicles were stranded in Udhampur Bypass and Dhar Road besides Nagrota area opf Jammu.
He said said around 1300 light mortar vehicles crossed Jawahar Tunnel towards Kashmir till 4:30 p.m and over 300 vehicles were stranded in Banihal area due to slippery road conditions at Jawahar Tunnel. He said many diesel/petrol/ LPG tankers and vehicles carrying essential supplies were cleared for Kashmir before the closure of highway today.
A Meteorological Department official said that light snowfall and rains would continue for next 24 hours across Kashmir and parts of Jammu. He added that the snowfall led to drop in the day temperature but rise in night temperature.

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