Snowfall shuts Srinagar-Jammu national highway

The Srinagar-Jammu national highway, connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country, was today closed for traffic as many places in the Valley, including the plains, received fresh snowfall. "The Srinagar-Jammu highway is closed for traffic due to rains and snowfall at many places along the route," a spokesman of the Traffic Department said.Bad weather conditions in winters force the closure of the 294-km arterial highway, the only all-weather road link connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country.The higher reaches and plains of the Valley, including Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, received fresh snowfall and rains today, with the MeT Department predicting more rains or snow over the next 24 hours.