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| City in grip of fog | | Trains late upto 10 hours courtesy 'weather God' | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu / Srinagar, Dec 28: Cold wave gripped the entire Jammu region after upper reaches experienced snowfall today. Light to moderate rain lashed several districts leading to a decline in day's temperature by several notches. Normal life came to a grinding halt due to intermittent rains with the people preferring to remain indoors.
The vehicular movement on the 300-km-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway- the only road link connecting Kashmir with the rest of country- was slowed down due to slippery conditions and accumulation of snow in Patnitop, Ramban and Banihal areas.
Poor visibility has thrown air, rail and road traffic completely out of gear. So far, almost all the flights were delayed by 1-2 hours. The fog on the third consecutive day has disrupted Rail traffic. Trains were running late by one to 12 hours at Jammu Tawi Railway Station on Frriday
There was dense fog in the city today. The cold wave forced people to stay indoor throughout the day today. The poor,particularly daily wagers, were seen keeping themselves warm by setting up bonfires. However, parents of students have heaved a sigh of relief as colleges and schools are closed.
Unscheduled and long power cuts have aggravated the problems of the residents in various areas of the city.
"Because of unscheduled and long power cuts, we cannot use blowers, heaters and other electronic gadgets. The worst hit are the elderly and the children, who are unable to bear the cold",said Varun Sharma, a resident of the Gangyal area. According to officials of the Meteorological Department, there was a fall in the day temperature because of foggy conditions.
The northern districts of Valley experienced fresh snowfall due to which Divisional Disaster Management Authority Kashmir has issued Medium-danger avalanche warning for avalanche prone areas of Chowkibal, Tangdhar, Keran, MachIl, Gurez, Tuleil, Sonamarg, Drass and higher reaches of Gulmarg and Uri Sectors on the basis of information from SASE.
People living in higher reaches of these areas have been advised not to venture in avalanche prone areas, during the next 24 hours. People living in these snow bound areas are advised to keep cleaning the snow from roof top of their houses to avoid any causality due to roof collapse.
According to Coordinator Disaster Management Authority Fresh snowfall of 7 to 8 inches was recorded in tourist resort of Gulmarg, bringing cheer to the tourists and locals. Snow clearance operation was started in the night by Chief Engineer Mechancial Engineering Deptt. Gulmarg-Tangmarg road was cleared for movement of traffic. Inner roads of Gulmarg, Hotel links and parking were also cleared. Tangmarg recorded 2'' to 3'', Tangmarg- Narbal was cleared by MED upto Drooru, Tangmarg- Babareshi and Tangmarg-Pattan roads were also cleared. Rafiabad recorded 5'' to 9''. Baramulla-Tragpora-Shatloo-Rohama-Panzla roads was cleared of snow. Panzla-Shalkote and Panzla-Ladoo roads were under clearance till last reports. Higher reaches of Baramulla Kandi and Sheeri recorded 4'' to 7''. Baramulla-Baba Reshi road was cleared and Sheeri-Malpora-Dangarpora road was in progress.
Gurez experienced fresh snowfall of 20'' to 24''. The snow clearance operation was in progress, despite continous snowfall. Kupwara and Handwara got 2'' to 3'', Lolab, Khurhama,Vilgam, Kralpora experienced 5'' to 7''. Roads from Kupwara to Vavoora, Kupwara-Handwara and Magam were cleared with snow clearance machines. Vavoora-Khurhaama, Vavoora-Sogam and Magam-Vilgam-Kralpora-Dadriyal roads were in progress. Kullen Rezan in Ganderbal District got 8'' to 9'', Sonmarg around 15 inches, Kullen Rezan road was cleared and clearance was under progress on Sumbal Ganiwan road. The Srinagar-Jammu NHW was open for one way traffic from Jammu to Srinagar. 15 flights operated normally with no cancellations.
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