“Heavy snowfall within the hills of Kashmir has left the valley lower off from the remainder of the world. All highways had been closed to site visitors. The college postponed examinations, and life has come to a standstill in Kashmir. Due to the nice climate, there’s a heavy inflow of vacationers at vacationer locations.
The hills of Jammu and Kashmir have been receiving heavy snowfall since final evening, main authorities to shut all highways for site visitors, together with the Jammu and Kashmir National Highway, which was blocked as a result of landslides. Traffic officers mentioned, ‘Landslides at Mehd, Ramban, and Tabela Chamalwas, Banihal, resulted in damming of the Jammu-Srinagar Highway. People are suggested to keep away from touring on NH-44 till the climate improves and the street is obvious.’
Meanwhile, North and Central Kashmir and South Kashmir’s Pir Panjal vary, together with the well-known ski-resort Gulmarg, obtained recent heavy snowfall, with the mercury dropping under freezing level. Officials mentioned about 2 ft of recent snow has collected within the hills of Kashmir.
There is a heavy inflow of vacationers seen in Gulmarg, Sonmarg, and Pahalgam. Especially in Gulmarg, there’s 100% occupancy. Gulmarg, often known as the winter wonderland of Kashmir, is internet hosting the 4th National Khelo India Winter Games from February 21, for which most preparations have already been made, and athletes are arriving from all around the nation. Fresh snowfall has come as a blessing from the sky throughout this time when the Khelo India Games are about to be held. Apart from the athletes, vacationers from India and overseas are having fun with the heavy snowfall.
Neeta, who has come from Australia, mentioned, ‘We had come right here to see snow, and our dream has come true. We performed with snow for 2 hours. I consider this can be a winter wonderland, and everybody ought to come.’
Tourist Shabaz from Delhi says, ‘I prolonged my keep after I got here to know that it was going to snow, and at the moment it snowed. This is a special world; it’s a miracle of nature. Everything is white. My dream of seeing falling snow has come true.’
Met Department has predicted three extra days of rain and snow till February 21, with extra heavy snowfall anticipated throughout this era. The present spell of snowfall has disrupted regular life, with the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, Srinagar-Leh National Highway, Mughal Road, and different main roads connecting Srinagar to the border areas blocked for site visitors as a result of snow accumulation and landslides. It is raining within the plains of Kashmir valley, together with Srinagar. Continuous rains are being seen within the plains of Kashmir, which appears to have slowed down the tempo of life. Kashmir University has postponed the examinations scheduled for February 19 and 20 as a result of dangerous climate.
After being disadvantaged of snow till January, nature has been type to Kashmir, with this being the second heavy snowfall in February within the valley. Local folks think about it a blessing of nature.
Local citizen Inayat Ahmed mentioned, ‘It isn’t solely obligatory for tourism right here, however this snow is our delight. Everything is dependent upon it. We want tourism; we want farming. It is God’s blessing, and regardless that it’s late, lastly, there’s snow in Kashmir.’
Sonmarg, one other well-known vacationer spot in Kashmir, additionally obtained greater than three ft of recent snowfall. This is the primary time that this vacationer spot has been stored open for vacationers throughout the winter months of January and February.
Officials additionally arrange the Snow National Snowshoe Championships and different snow-related occasions. People of this space are pleased and are appreciating the administration for protecting this space open for vacationers this winter season, which in any other case remained closed for 2 to a few months.”
