Srinagar, Jan 24 : Authorities on Saturday said snow clearance work is underway across Kashmir, with about 75 per cent of roads already cleared following the recent snowfall.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg said that out of nearly 20,000 kilometres of road length, around 15,000 kilometres have been cleared so far. He said clearance work on interior roads is in progress and is expected to be completed by this evening.
He said a coordinated plan involving the Mechanical Engineering Department, Roads and Buildings Department, PMGSY and other agencies is being implemented to restore road connectivity.
Weather conditions in Kashmir are expected to improve from today after a spell of heavy snowfall disrupted normal life across the Valley, with the Western Disturbance affecting the region having moved out, independent weather observer Faizan Arif said, adding that weather is likely to remain largely dry over the next 48 hours.
However, he said a few more inches of snowfall were recorded overnight in parts of Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, Baramulla, Budgam, Bandipora and Kishtwar districts, while Rajouri town also witnessed snowfall, a rare occurrence, with snow reported from areas that had not seen it for nearly a decade.(KNS).
