<p>Kashmir witnessed season's heaviest snowfall as the arterial Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the second consecutive day today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded snowfall of 18 cm, equivalent to 53.8 mm rainfall since yesterday, a MeT department spokesman said.<br /><br />Gulmarg skiing resort in north Kashmir Baramulla district recorded one feet of snow while Kokernag in south Kashmir received 1.6 feet of snowfall during the corresponding period, the spokesman said.<br /><br />He said Pahalgam, which serves as the base camp for annual Amarnath Yatra, in Anantnag district recorded nearly eight inches of snow.<br /><br />The snowfall has resulted in fresh cold wave as the night temperature dipped by two degrees in Srinagar to settle at minus 0.3 degree Celsius.<br /><br />Gulmarg was the coldest place in Kashmir division as the Mercury settled at minus 7 degrees Celsius while Kargil in Ladakh region recorded a low of minus 6.4 degrees Celsius.<br /><br />The downpour has resulted in fresh landslides at several places along the 300-km Jammu-Srinagar national Highway, the only all weather road link between Kashmir and rest of the country, a traffic department spokesman said.<br /><br />"Vehicular traffic on the Highway remains suspended for the second day now. As soon as the landslides are cleared, the road will be thrown open for traffic," he said. <br /><br />The spokesman said work was going on at war footing to clear the debris of the landslides from the highway.<br /><br />Meanwhile, normal life was thrown out of gear in Kashmir due to the snowfall which resulted in snapping of electricity supply and telephone connections.<br /><br />Officials said electric poles and trees were uprooted at many places due to snowfall.<br />All major roads were cleared off snow by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation early in the morning, allowing movement of vehicular traffic within the city, the officials said.<br /><br />They said inter-district routes have also been made traffic worthy by the concerned agencies at the shortest possible time.<br /><br />"We are now working to restore electricity supply as soon as possible," the officials added.</p>
<p>Kashmir witnessed season's heaviest snowfall as the arterial Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the second consecutive day today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded snowfall of 18 cm, equivalent to 53.8 mm rainfall since yesterday, a MeT department spokesman said.<br /><br />Gulmarg skiing resort in north Kashmir Baramulla district recorded one feet of snow while Kokernag in south Kashmir received 1.6 feet of snowfall during the corresponding period, the spokesman said.<br /><br />He said Pahalgam, which serves as the base camp for annual Amarnath Yatra, in Anantnag district recorded nearly eight inches of snow.<br /><br />The snowfall has resulted in fresh cold wave as the night temperature dipped by two degrees in Srinagar to settle at minus 0.3 degree Celsius.<br /><br />Gulmarg was the coldest place in Kashmir division as the Mercury settled at minus 7 degrees Celsius while Kargil in Ladakh region recorded a low of minus 6.4 degrees Celsius.<br /><br />The downpour has resulted in fresh landslides at several places along the 300-km Jammu-Srinagar national Highway, the only all weather road link between Kashmir and rest of the country, a traffic department spokesman said.<br /><br />"Vehicular traffic on the Highway remains suspended for the second day now. As soon as the landslides are cleared, the road will be thrown open for traffic," he said. <br /><br />The spokesman said work was going on at war footing to clear the debris of the landslides from the highway.<br /><br />Meanwhile, normal life was thrown out of gear in Kashmir due to the snowfall which resulted in snapping of electricity supply and telephone connections.<br /><br />Officials said electric poles and trees were uprooted at many places due to snowfall.<br />All major roads were cleared off snow by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation early in the morning, allowing movement of vehicular traffic within the city, the officials said.<br /><br />They said inter-district routes have also been made traffic worthy by the concerned agencies at the shortest possible time.<br /><br />"We are now working to restore electricity supply as soon as possible," the officials added.</p>