Cautions about disruption of surface, air transport
Kashmir is preparing for a major snowfall forecasted from Thursday evening, which is expected to disrupt surface and air transport, officials said Wednesday.
The Meteorological Centre in Srinagar has issued an advisory in anticipation of heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, warning of potential disruptions to transportation.
The weather is predicted to be partly cloudy with light snowfall in isolated higher reaches during Wednesday night
turbance is likely to impact Jammu and Kashmir and adjacent areas starting from the evening of February 29, with widespread moderate rain and snow expected from the night of February 29 to the afternoon of March 3, peaking on March 2,” they said. “This system is most likely to cause heavy to very heavy rain or snow over the Pir Panjal range and the middle and higher reaches of Kashmir division including Anantnag, Pahalgam, Kulgam, Sinthan Pass, Shupiyan, Pir Ki Gali,Sonamarg, Zojila, Bandipo-ra, Razdan Pass, Gulmarg, Kupwara, and Sadhna Pass.