Srinagar: From the idyllic valleys of Bhaderwah in the South to the northern towns of Karnah and Gurez, people of Jammu & Kashmir woke up to another big snow on Wednesday morning.
At the time of filing this report on Wednesday 8 AM, snowfall was still going on across most of J&K. Srinagar city also woke up to another morning of big snow, with the total snow on the ground now inching towards 2 feet.
While air and road connectivity between Kashmir valley and Chenab valley with rest of the world remains cutoff, electricity and drinking water, which remained available in most areas on Tuesday, have got snapped in most areas, including Srinagar city on Wednesday morning.
While Disaster Management and Mechanical Engineering Departments have been on the job of learning roads from snow throughout the night, continuous snowfall has made things quite difficult. Reports of patients facing immense hardships in reaching medical facilities continue to pour in from across Kashmir.
Reports received by Ziraat Times Wednesday morning from Disaster Management Department suggests that Kulgam, Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama and Budgam districts had, once again, received heaviest of the snowfall during the night.
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North Kashmir areas of Baramulla, Rafiabad, Sopore, Bandipora, Lolab Valley, Razdan Pass, Gurez, Kupwara, Sadhna Pass have received 1-3 feet of snowfall as of Wednesday morning.
In District Budgam, while the town of Budgam had received one foot of snowfall, Chrar Sharif had received three and a half feet. Other towns have the following recorded snowfall as on Wednesday morning:
Beerwa 1.5 ft
Chadoora 1′ 8″
Magam 1′ 3″
Chararsharief 3′ 5″
Khag 3′ 4″
Khansahib 3′ 4″
Humhama 1′ 3″
Yousmarg 5′
WaterHail 2′ 6″
Narbal 1 ft
Central Kashmir valley plains, including Srinagar city, Zabarwan range, Dara-Harwan, Dachigam Park and Mahadev mountain areas have received 12 inches to 3 feet of snowfall.
In Kulgam district, the situation has turned quite grim with scores of villages left completely cut off despite efforts by the relevant government departments to remove snows from the roads and restore essential services like power and drinking water.
Here is the Wednesday morning total snow recording (in inches) in Kulgam district:
Aharabal = 60″-65″
D.K.Marg = 60″-65″
Kund = 55″-60″
D.H.Pora = 55″-60″
Kulgam = 45″-48″
Lammar = 55″-60″
Rest of the district = 36″-48″
Snowfall was still on, albeit less intensely, across the district at the time of filing this report.
In district Kishtwar, heavy snowfall has lashed most of the towns and villages with Wadwan valley receiving heaviest of the snowfall in the area at four and half feet. Other areas and towns of the district have recorded snows as below:
Marwah .2 ‘ft’9.inches
Warwan.4 ‘ft’ 6 inches
Ishtyari .4 inches
Bhatkoot 10 inches
Machail. 6 inches
Bhatkoot 10. inches
Updates from other areas of J&K
- Pirpanjal mountain range and karewa areas in Budgam, Pulwama, Baramulla districts along the range from Yusmarg, Gulmarg and Kandi Baramulla have received 3 to 4 feet of snowfall so far.
- Bhaderwah, Kishtwar, upper Doda, Sinthan Top, Margan Top and Wadwan valley have received snowfall between 2 to 5 feet.
- Banihal, upper parts of Ramban, upper Rajouri and Poonch have received between 1-3 feet.
- The Southern parts of Kashmir valley in Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian districts, from Verinag, Pahalgam, Kulgam, Damhal Hanjipora, Kapran, Shopian, Pir ki Gali, Bafliaz areas would receive maximum snowfall – between 3 to 6 feet.
This report will be updated as and when more reports are available