Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 5: Dozens of far-flung and remote villages -- including border towns of Keran, Karnah, Machil and Tanghdar -- remained cutoff for the second straight day on Tuesday due to slippery road conditions in north Kashmir following heavy snowfall.
Meanwhile, traffic to the border town of Gurez and dozens of other far-flung villages, including those near the Line of Control (LOC), remained suspended for the third successive day from rest of the valley due to slippery road conditions following fresh snowfall. "Traffic was on Tuesday suspended to dozens of far-flung and remote villages, including Kernah, Keran and Tanghdar, due to slippery road conditions and accumulation of snow," an official of Police Control Room (PCR), Kupwara, said.
He said Sadhna top received about 1.5 feet of fresh snowfall while Phirkiyan pass and Z-gali received about 7 to 8 inches of snowfall since Sunday. "Snow clearance operation has not been started due to bad weather conditions," he said, adding traffic will be resumed only after getting a green signal from officials deployed on the ground and improvement in the weather.
An official of Police Control Room (PCR) from Bandipora told UNI that Gurez, which is surrounded from Pakistan-occupied- Kashmir (PoK) from three sides, remained closed for traffic for the third successive day on Tuesday. "Razdan pass, connecting Gurez, Neeru and dozens of other areas near LoC with district headquarters Bandipora, received fresh snowfall since Sunday hampering the snow clearance operation," he said. |
