Srinagar: Several flights to and fro Srinagar ‘international’ airport were canceled and others delayed as continuous snowfall reduced the visibility at the airport on Saturday.
At least six flights of Indigo— 5079 To Delhi, 2015 To Delhi, 2364 To Delhi, 6738 To Jammu, 137 To Delhi and 5441 To Delhi, two flights of Vistara—611/612 Srinagar to Jammu and as many as that of SpiceJet—8374 To Delhi and 8475 To Delhi—have been canceled.
Some flights have been revised and with continuous snowfall, most flights to and fro the airport were unlikely to operate, they said.
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However, AAI said the continued snowfall has reduced the visibility at the airport.
The only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the world was closed amid continuous snowfall at several places along the 270-km stretch, officials said on Saturday.
They said that around 3-feet of fresh snow has accumulated on either side of the Jawahar Tunnel since yesterday evening.
An official of the district administration Ramban said while around 3ft of snow accumulated at Jawahar Tunnel, around 2ft depth was in adjoining areas of Banihal town. It is still snowing heavily.
An official of the traffic department here said there were landslides and shooting at several places also.
The highway was closed late Wednesday evening due to landslides, mudslides, and shooting stones at several places along the 270-km stretch, officials said. It reopened on Friday with over 3000 vehicles stranded on the highway at various places allowed to move towards respective destinations.
Meanwhile, Jammu Poonch Highway was closed due to heavy snowfall between Jaranwaligali and Bimber Gali (BG) In Mendhar area of Poonch district, DTI Traffic Poonch Shoket Amin told GNS.
Mughal road, which connects Shopian with Poonch-Rajouri districts, Srinagar-Leh highway, and Sinthan road, connecting Anantnag and Kishtwar districts, remained closed due to snow accumulation.
(GNS)
