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Snow fall: Trikuta hills turn white, highway remains closed 2/3/2015 11:09:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 3: Even though Jammu Srinagar National Highway remained closed for second consecutive day the pilgrim traffic to Shri Mata Vaishno devi shrine continue to swell despite receiving seasons first snowfall. Other areas of Bhaderwah, Doda, Udhampur, Patnitop too witnessed heavy to moderate snowfall blcoking several road links and affected communication lines and road links in higher areas of the hilly districts. Several inches of snowfall have taken place at various places including the main Bhawan (sanctum sanctorum) but it has failed to have any impact on the enthusiasm of the pilgrims, an official of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board said. He said that the pilgrimage to the holy shrine was going on unabated. "In fact, the pilgrims are enjoying the snowfall as many of them are witnessing it for the first time," he said. The official said that elaborate heating arrangements have been kept in place for the pilgrims in view of the drop in temperature following snowfall in the upper reaches of Jammu region. Meanwhile, in the wake of heavy snowfall in the Kashmir Valley and the upper reaches of Jammu division, the strategic Jammu Srinagar National Highway continues to be closed for the second day today. "There has been heavy snowfall at various places along the Jammu Srinagar National Highway. At several places including Banihal and Jawahar tunnel, there has been several feet of snow," SSP Traffic National Highway Sanjay Kotwal said. He said that no commercial or private vehicles were stranded on the highway. "As the snowfall began yesterday we made sure to evacuate the stranded vehicles. Since then, we also made sure that no fresh vehicle was allowed to ply on the highway," he said. The SSP said that even as heavy snow clearing machinery was deployed to clear the highway, any decision to throw the highway open for vehicles would be taken only after the snowfall stops. Kotwal said that several other highways including the Jammu Doda highway has also been closed for vehicular traffic. "There has been heavy snowfall in Bhaderwah, Doda and Kishtwar and the highways there too have been closed," he said.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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