India, Jan. 27 -- With a fresh Western Disturbance weather phenomenon hitting North India starting Monday, the Himalayan regions of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir received snowfall, blocking roads and disrupting air and rail traffic.

In J&K, the snowfall led to the closure of key Jammu-Srinagar highway and cancellation of all flights at the Srinagar airport causing massive inconvenience to passengers on Tuesday.

Rains also lashed the hill town of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, where 711 roads, including three national highways, were blocked in view of the inclement weather, state minister Jagat Singh Negi was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

Here is how the Western Disturbance is panning out in north India:

The snowfall began o...