Around 300 passengers, stranded at the Jammu bus stand due to the closure of Jammu-Srinagar Highway in view of snowfall, Monday held protests demanding that they be airlifted to Kashmir. The travellers from Kashmir and the Chenab Valley are stranded at the General Bus Stand, Jammu, with the highway remaining closed for the fourth consecutive day today in the wake of landslides at some places and a fresh spell of snow in higher reaches in Kashmir. They protested against the failure of the administration to make arrangement for alternate accommodation…
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City continues to remain submerged under rainwater
Don’t have enough manpower to tackle waterlogging: SMC Despite tall claims by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to ensure immediate draining of rainwater from the city, for the third consecutive day city remains inundated due to rain water. A day before Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) official said that they are putting every effort to drain the rainwater from submerged areas and within a day the situation will be normal in civil lines of Srinagar city, however on Monday situation didn’t change much as the areas were still submerged. Areas like…
Read MoreSnow Carnival on in Gulmarg, Certificate courses in Skiing at Pahalgam
The Gulmarg Snow Carnival which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday is in full swing at ski resort of Gulmarg. The 15-day carnival saw competition of Snowshoe held on Monday that was flagged off by Director Tourism, Kashmir Mahmood Ahmad Shah. In the event around 24 athletes hailing from different parts of the valley participated. Ifshan Ahmad of Narbal completed the hattrick of wins in the Snowshoeing competition after having won previous two races. Parvez Ahmad of Kawoosa finished second and Muhammad Saleem of Narbal finished third.…
Read MoreAirfare for Kashmir Sector going through the roof
For Tuesday – February 7- the highest fare was around Rs 18,577 for a one way travel and lowest fare was Rs 11,508 with overall average of Rs 13,678 price available with different airlines. Airfares soared to new highs on routes connecting Srinagar with other cities as the only surface link with Kashmir continues to remain a non-certainty due to inclement weather. Tickets for flights to Jammu, less than 45 minutes away by air, went up to several thousands of Rupees. One-way-economy class air travel from Jammu to Srinagar costs…
Read MoreValley recived Highest Snowfall in 10 Years, Highway reopens partially post four days clouser
Traffic to ply one way on National Highway SAS issues Avalanche Warning Jammu and Kashmir this winter recorded the highest snowfall in the past 10 years. The recent wave of snowfall paralysed the state as Srinagar -Jammu National Highway remained shut for the fourth consecutive day. More than 2,000 vehicles have remained trapped on the highway. While tourists are happy to roam around in the snow, the local people are facing tough times. “Our houses are very weak and creak with every step taken. They can’t even guard against the…
Read MoreWaterlogging hits normal life in Srinagar
People suffer, authorities in ”Slumber” Life in the summer capital was thrown out of gear on Sunday as rains and snow led to water-logging of several areas causing immense inconvenience to commuters. Massive water-logging was witnessed at Parraypora, Rambagh, LD Hospital, TRC Junction, Regal Chowk, Jehangir Chowk and Sonwar resulting in slowing down of traffic. The problem was compounded due to slippery roads brought down speed of vehicles to almost 20 kmph leading to traffic snarls at various places. Inhabitants of Jawahar Nagar said water entered compound of several houses.…
Read MoreKashmir Valley blanketed with Snow
The Kashmir valley received heavy snowfall since Saturday night in the region even as downpour triggered landslides at several locations along the already shut Srinagar-Jammu highway. The snowfall began early on Saturday night and continued till early Sunday morning in the region. Srinagar city, the state’s summer capital, received 61.6 mm precipitation overnight – the highest 24-hour downpour recorded in February in the past decade, according to the data of the Meteorological Department. Qazigund, the gateway town to the Valley, received 82.8 mm precipitation in the past 24 hours, the…
Read MoreFresh Snow triggers new challenges across Kashmir Valley
Fresh snowfall disrupts life, highway remains closed for 4th day Power Supply knocks out, Supply lines damaged at many places Work apace to restore electricity: PDD Many areas left inundated due to waterlogging SASE issues avalanche warning for higher reaches Minister says snow cleared from roads ‘in shortest possible time’ Fresh snowfall and rains disrupted normal life across Kashmir on Sunday while the Srinagar-Jammu highway continued to remain closed for traffic for the fourth straight day, even as local Meteorological department predicted more precipitation in next 24 hours. The snow and…
Read MoreGovt fails to rebuild damaged roads; of 4000kms, only 1400 kms repaired since 2014
Experts blame ill planning, defunct drainage system for deteriorating road conditions Despite passing of two years since the floods wreaked havoc in Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir government has failed to undertake macadamization of 2600 kms of road stretches, which were damaged by September 2014 deluge adding to already shabby roads links which are causing inconvenience to populace. Senior Roads and Building department officials informed Kashmir Post that the vast road stretches in Kashmir were already in dilapidated conditions, the floods left further 4,000 Kms dilapidated. Of which only 1400…
Read MoreWeatherman predicts more Rains & Snow, Admin issues Avalanche Alert
Highway remains closed Admin issues fresh avalanche alert The Meteorological department (MeT) Saturday predicted more rains or snow in next 24 hours in the state. Meanwhile the Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed for vehicular traffic. A MeT official said there is possibility of moderate to heavy rains or snow at most of the places across the state. He said there is possibility of heavy rainfall or snowfall at isolated places as well. “The weather would likely improve from February 6”. Meanwhile, Srinagar-Jammu Highway remained closed for traffic for the second consecutive…
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