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Snowfall shuts Sgr-Jammu highway

11 labourers rescued from Ujh river in Kathua

March 01, 2025 | Ayaan Wani

The strategic Srinagar-Jammu National highway and Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road connecting Ladakh Union Territory due to accumulation of snow.
The upper reaches including Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Pahalgam received light to moderate snowfall.
Srinagar and other parts of Valley also experienced light to moderate snowfall overnight.
Due to rains and snow, the Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for vehicular traffic.
A traffic police official said the highway is blocked due to snow accumulation between Ramsoo and Qazigund, shooting stones, landslides, mudslides between Nashri and Navyug tunnel.
The BRO responsible for the maintenance of the highway have pressed its men and machinery to clear the snow from the high to make it traffic worthy.
Batote-Doda road was also closed due to landslides at Ragi Nalla. Moreover, Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri ,(SSG) Road connecting Ladakh and Bhaderwah-Chamba Road, Mughal road/ Sinthan road are also closed due to accumulation of snow, Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police posted on X.
The flight operations at Srinagar airport was delayed in the morning due to bad weather. However, the normal operations were resumed after improvement in the weather.
Meanwhile, at least 11 non-migrant labourers were rescued by a joint team of police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) from Ujh river in Rajbagh area of Kathua district early Friday, the officials said.
They said the labourers were putting up in a shed adjoining a construction site and their lives were in danger due to the increase in the water level following incessant rains.
Police and State Disaster Rescue Force (SDRF) team in a joint operation today rescued a dumper driver trapped in River Tawi due to flash flood in Phallianmandal area here in the city outskirts.
Police said that at about 5:40 am, information was received at Police Station Satwari that one dumper driver was trapped in Niki Tawi area as the dumper was submerged in water due to sudden flash flood in the water body.
"The driver was struggling for his life while standing on the cabin roof of the submerged dumper," said police.
The rescued person was identified as Mohan Lal, resident of Om Nagar, Gole Gujral.
Meanwhile, Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) has postponed the 1st semester examinations scheduled for today.
The Controller of Examinations stated, "This is for the information of all concerned that 1st semester exams scheduled for 28-02-2025 are hereby postponed. The fresh dates for the said exams shall be notified later."

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Snowfall shuts Sgr-Jammu highway

11 labourers rescued from Ujh river in Kathua

March 01, 2025 | Ayaan Wani

The strategic Srinagar-Jammu National highway and Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road connecting Ladakh Union Territory due to accumulation of snow.
The upper reaches including Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Pahalgam received light to moderate snowfall.
Srinagar and other parts of Valley also experienced light to moderate snowfall overnight.
Due to rains and snow, the Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for vehicular traffic.
A traffic police official said the highway is blocked due to snow accumulation between Ramsoo and Qazigund, shooting stones, landslides, mudslides between Nashri and Navyug tunnel.
The BRO responsible for the maintenance of the highway have pressed its men and machinery to clear the snow from the high to make it traffic worthy.
Batote-Doda road was also closed due to landslides at Ragi Nalla. Moreover, Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri ,(SSG) Road connecting Ladakh and Bhaderwah-Chamba Road, Mughal road/ Sinthan road are also closed due to accumulation of snow, Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police posted on X.
The flight operations at Srinagar airport was delayed in the morning due to bad weather. However, the normal operations were resumed after improvement in the weather.
Meanwhile, at least 11 non-migrant labourers were rescued by a joint team of police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) from Ujh river in Rajbagh area of Kathua district early Friday, the officials said.
They said the labourers were putting up in a shed adjoining a construction site and their lives were in danger due to the increase in the water level following incessant rains.
Police and State Disaster Rescue Force (SDRF) team in a joint operation today rescued a dumper driver trapped in River Tawi due to flash flood in Phallianmandal area here in the city outskirts.
Police said that at about 5:40 am, information was received at Police Station Satwari that one dumper driver was trapped in Niki Tawi area as the dumper was submerged in water due to sudden flash flood in the water body.
"The driver was struggling for his life while standing on the cabin roof of the submerged dumper," said police.
The rescued person was identified as Mohan Lal, resident of Om Nagar, Gole Gujral.
Meanwhile, Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) has postponed the 1st semester examinations scheduled for today.
The Controller of Examinations stated, "This is for the information of all concerned that 1st semester exams scheduled for 28-02-2025 are hereby postponed. The fresh dates for the said exams shall be notified later."


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