Snowfall shuts J&K Highway again

PTI Updated - March 12, 2018 at 03:12 PM.

A man walks banks of Dal Lake during a fresh Snowfall in Srinagar on Wenesday 27, February 2013. Photo: Nissar Ahmad

Heavy snowfall has shut the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway for traffic, leaving over 150 vehicles stranded today.

The highway has been closed following heavy snowfall in Patnitop and Jawahir tunnel areas and mudslides in other places, police said.

Due to closure of the highway, over 150 vehicles have been stranded at various places.

The men and machines of Border Road Organisation (BRO) have started clearing operation but continuous snowfall is making the task difficult.

Published on February 27, 2013 07:15