Snowfall

Due to heavy snowfall and poor visibility on Wednesday, more than 20 flights to the Srinagar airport have so far been cancelled and the 300 kms long Jammu–Srinagar highway has also been shut for vehicular traffic. Heavy snowfall in Kashmir and upper areas of Jammu has paralysed normal life across Jammu and Kashmir. Landslides and shooting stones on the highway have forced the authorities to suspend traffic resulting in hundreds of trucks and other vehicles stranded at various points. The runway of the Srinagar airport was covered under a thick blanket of snow and the visibility was reduced to about…