Srinagar, Jan. 23 -- Most parts of the Kashmir Valley received the season's first snowfall on Friday, disrupting normal life and cutting the region off from the outside world as air traffic was suspended and key roads, including the strategic Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, were blocked.
Officials said heavy precipitation was recorded across Kashmir over the last 24 hours, with higher reaches receiving moderate to heavy snowfall.
According to the Meteorological department, the famous ski resort of Gulmarg received nearly two feet of snow Friday morning. The hill resort of Pahalgam reported 18 cm of snow, Qazigund 5 cm, and Kupwara recorded a significant 27 cm of snowfall during the period. Srinagar received 37 mm of rainfall.
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