Qazigund: At least 10 domestic tourists got stranded near old Jawahar tunnel at the gateway town of Qazigund area in South Kashmir due to untimely snowfall when they were on their to Kashmir valley, officials said on Monday.
An official said that the tourists got stuck near the tunnel due to unexpected snowfall.
“Among the 10 persons, 8 are tourists from Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the driver of the vehicle and a helper,” he said.
Meanwhile, Tehsildar Qazigund Khursheed Ahmad Tantray said that they are stuck on B-Top, which is around 20 km above Jawahar Tunnel.
He said a team has been rushed to the spot to rescue them
Meanwhile, authorities have closed Sinthan and Margan Passes for all sorts of traffic in view of the bad weather predictions, while traffic in plying normally on Srinagar-Jammu highway.
(KNO)
