Fresh spell of snowfall has disrupted normal life in Kashmir yet again. Subzero temperatures and continuous snowfall has impacted traffic at the only civilian airport of the Valley in Srinagar. For the last three or four days, few airplanes could take off or land at the airport which has translated into prolonged anguish for hundreds if not thousands of passengers whose journeys have either been delayed or their tickets entirely cancelled by operators amid weather uncertainty. The prevailing situation in itself is also unprecedented, at least in the memory of those who have been through the thick and thin of the events in the past three to four decades. Elders in Kashmir are not able to recount the last time when such heavy spells of snow were recorded in Kashmir during January, and so mercilessly. Heavy snow has made it impossible in early morning hours for the faithful to offer first prayers of the day. Chances of mishap, and hospital stays, have increased. One media report has quoted officials as saying that snowfall in Kashmir has also affected visibility at the airport which has plummeted to few meters in early morning hours. It is a proven fact that high levels of pollution lead are responsible for foggy conditions. Unabated urbanization coupled with an astronomical rise in the number of vehicles on Kashmir roads has wreaked havoc on our atmosphere. In such situation, the particulate matter remains suspended in the air which leads to foggy conditions. However, pollution is a global issue. A number of countries have taken a series of steps to cut down on sources of pollution by shifting to clean sources of energy. In our case, while we are yet to overcome the deficit of energy before we can move to ‘less-clean’ versus ‘more clean’ energy debate, the new administration, which has been peddling the narrative of a ‘New Kashmir’, must use this opportunity to clean the mess at Srinagar airport which is technically under the overall control of the defence ministry. This veto power has impeded installation of advance landing gear at the airport that could permanently resolve the crisis during foggy conditions. The administration must either take control of the landing strip or build an alternate air strip so that normalcy prevails at Srinagar airport.