Srinagar- Several higher reaches of Kashmir including the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Sonamarg experienced fresh snowfall while the intermittent rainfall continued to lash plains including Srinagar for the fourth straight day on Friday, bringing the chill back to the Valley.
Quoting an independent weather forecaster, Faizan Arif Keng, Kashmir News Observer reported that Sonamarg, Zojila, Tulail, Gurez, Gulmarg, Dood Pathri, Sinthan Top, Margan Top, Sadhna Pass and others received fresh snowfall today.
The rains, however, continued to lash plains including the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir today, bringing the chill back to the Valley.
Director Meteorological department (MeT), Sonum Lotus said that with 50% chances, there is a possibility of intermittent rain and thunderstorm at scattered places towards late afternoon or evening from April 29 (Saturday) to May 02 (Tuesday).
He said that the weather conditions in between April 29-May 02 would remain partly cloudy.
On May 03-04, the widespread light to moderate rain/ thunderstorm is expected in J&K while some places would likely receive heavy rainfall as well, he said.
He further said that the weather would overall remain erratic till May 04.
Furthermore, he advised farmers to postpone spraying of orchards till May 04.
Meanwhile, Srinagar received a rainfall of 18.6 mm till 8:30 A.M while Qazigund, Pahalgam and Kupwara received a rainfall of 6.8mm, 7.7mm and 15.3mmrespectively.
Moreover, Srinagar recorded a low of 6.5 degree Celsius while Qazigund and Pahalgam recorded a low of 6.8 degree Celsius and 4.2 degree Celsius respectively.
In Kokernag, the night temperature settled at 5.7 degree Celsius while a famous ski-resort, Gulmarg recorded a low of 1.0 degree Celsius
Landslide Blocks Highway Again
A massive landslide triggered by heavy rains prompted authorities to suspend traffic on the strategic 270-km Jammu-Srinagar highway on Friday, officials said.
The landslide struck the highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, at Shalgari, Banihal, the officials said. This was the second landslide to hit the treacherous highway in the mountainous district of Jammu and Kashmir.
On Thursday, two persons identified as Jaswant Raj and Narinder Singh were injured when their vehicle was hit by debris brought down by a landslide on the highway.
The officials said that road clearance agencies have pressed men and machinery to remove the landslide and make the highway traffic worthy.
Reports said that an unspecified number of trucks carrying essential commodities to the Valley, besides light motor vehicles (LMVs) are stranded along the highway.
Three Districts On Avalanche Alert
The Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) on Friday issued an avalanche alert over higher reaches in three districts for next 24 hours.
The DMA said that a ‘low’ danger level avalanche is likely to occur above 2800 to 3000 metres above sea level over Ganderbal, Baramulla and Kupwara districts.
People living in these areas have been in the meantime advised to take precautions and avoid venturing in the avalanche prone areas till further orders.
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