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Fresh Snowfall in Kashmir Leads to Disruption of Air Traffic- Highway Closed

February 06

Fresh snowfall in Kashmir Wednesday disrupted air traffic while the weathermen forecast inclement weather for 48 hours till Friday.

Officials at the Srinagar Airport said that the snowfall has led to low visibility and as such Go Air flight stands cancelled for the day.

They said that the persistent snowfall may lead to further disruption of air traffic at the airport today. “The visibility at the airport is only 800 metres.”

Snowfall started in Srinagar valley Wednesday morning. While it has been snowing in valley, parts of Jammu have received heavy overnight rains.

Meanwhile the highway connecting Srinagar with Jammu has also been blocked due to fresh snowfall in the area.