Highways closed as higher reaches receive fresh snow
Srinagar, Nov. 15 -- Highways were closed as a precautionary measure after the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snow on Friday, with the meteorological department predicting light rain or snow over the next two days, officials said.
The famous ski-resort in Gulmarg in Baramulla district recorded about six inches of fresh snow, a meteorological department official here said.
Areas in the higher reaches of the Valley and Ladakh received fresh snow overnight which continued in the morning, he said.
There were reports of fresh snow
in other high-altitude areas of Kashmir, including Gurez, he added.
The official said Drass in Ladakh's Kargil district recorded around one-inch snowfall while Zojilla Pass on the Srinagar-Leh national...
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