Snow in Srinagar: Flights suspended due to poor visibility
The Kashmir valley was cut off from the rest of the country on Tuesday as flight operations at the Srinagar airport were suspended. Amid heavy snow fall the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was closed too. Srinagar airport director Sharad Kumar said, “Air traffic to and from Srinagar airport has been suspended due to low visibility.” The situation would be reconsidered around noon and if visibility improved flight operations would be restored, he said. “The highway has been closed due to accumulation of snow at the Jawahar Tunnel, turning the road slippery and unsafe for traffic,” Traffic police officials said. There were also incidents of shooting stones near Panthal, leading to the highway’s closure, they said. -PTC News
