Chinar warriors rescued 61 tourists including women and children after incessant snowfall in Gulmarg. The tourists are now in a safe place and are resting in their bunks.
Snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir: However, the traffic on the strategic Srinagar-Jammu National Highway is moving normally despite rains which lashed wide parts of Jammu and Kashmir, they said.
An official of the IMD said due to clear night sky, minimum temperatures are likely to drop further below the freezing point in the two UTs during the next 48 hours.
The roads have been covered with a thick layer of snow and clearing operations are in process, using heavy machinery such as JCB.
As the weather department had predicted on Wednesday, higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received snowfall on Thursday, which disrupted the flight operations at Srinagar Airport.
As the weather department had predicted on Wednesday, higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received snowfall on Thursday, which disrupted the flight operations at Srinagar Airport. Meanwhile, tourists were seen flocking to hilly areas and enjoying snowfall in the regions.
Snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal bring down temperature in North India
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