Kashmir Snowfall

A boat stands covered in snow on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. The Jammu Srinagar highway has been blocked because of heavy snowfall in the region, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Kashmiri children play with snow in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. The Jammu Srinagar highway has been blocked because of heavy snowfall in the region, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

A flock of geese rest near the snow covered bank of a stream on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. The Jammu Srinagar highway has been blocked because of heavy snowfall in the region, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

A Kashmiri Muslim girl clears snow on her car in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. The Jammu Srinagar highway has been blocked because of heavy snowfall in the region, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Kashmiris cross a foot bridge as it snows on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. The Jammu Srinagar highway has been blocked because of heavy snowfall in the region, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Kashmiris holding umbrellas walk on a snow covered field as fresh snow falls in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. The Jammu Srinagar highway has been blocked because of heavy snowfall in the region, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

A man walks on a snow covered road after a heavy snowfall in the northern hill station town of Shimla, India, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Many parts of northern India received snowfall in recent days, closing roads and hindering transport in some parts of the region including the main highway in Jammu and Kashmir. (AP Photo/Mainka Gill)

A Heron, rests on a snow covered wooden pole at the Dal Lake on a cold winter day in Srinagar, India, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Many parts of northern India received snowfall in recent days, closing roads and hindering transport in some parts of the region including the main highway in Jammu and Kashmir. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Indian men clear snow from their rooftops in Dharmsala, India, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Many parts of northern India received snowfall in recent days, closing roads and hindering transport in some parts of the region including the main highway in Jammu and Kashmir. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Trucks stand stranded in snow on the Jammu Srinagar highway in Chennani, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Jammu, India, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Many parts of northern India received snowfall in recent days, closing roads and hindering transport in some parts of the region including the main highway in Jammu and Kashmir. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

A Kashmiri boy rows a traditional boat on the Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Many parts of northern India received snowfall in recent days, closing roads and hindering transport in some parts of the region including the main highway in Jammu and Kashmir. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A passenger vehicle passes through snow on the Jammu Srinagar highway in Kud, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Jammu, India, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Many parts of northern India received snowfall in recent days, closing roads and hindering transport in some parts of the region including the main highway in Jammu and Kashmir. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

A stranded passenger tries to clear snow around his vehicle on the Jammu Srinagar highway in Kud, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Jammu, India, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Many parts of northern India received snowfall in recent days, closing roads and hindering transport in some parts of the region including the main highway in Jammu and Kashmir. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

A Kashmiri man walks on a snow covered field on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. Snowfall in the Indian portion of Kashmir has disrupted power supply and road traffic between Srinagar and Jammu, the summer and winter capitals of India's Jammu Kashmir state. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A view of a snow covered hotel at Patnitop, about 110 kilometers (62 miles) from Jammu, India, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. Many parts of northern India received snowfall in recent days, closing roads and hindering transport in some parts of the region including the main highway in Jammu and Kashmir. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Icicles hang from the roof of a house as villagers walk through snow near Patnitop, about 110 kilometers (69 miles) from Jammu, India, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Many high altitude areas in northern India have been receiving snowfall in recent days, closing roads and affecting transport in some parts of the region including the main highway in Jammu and Kashmir. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)