14 flights out of 28 cancelled, say Dir AAI; Sgr-Jmu highway remains closed
Faizan Wani
Srinagar: After remaining suspended for last eight straight days, the flight operations at Srinagar Airport resumed partially on Saturday with officials stating that 14 flights out of 28 were cancelled.
According to the wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Director Airport Authority of India (AAI), Srinagar, Santosh Dhoke said that the flight operations resumed partially today as out of 28 flights scheduled to and from Srinagar, only 14 flights operated while rest 14 were cancelled due to poor visibility.
The Valley on Friday received fresh snowfall, ending the week-long smoggy weather condition in Kashmir. Officials in the Meteorological department told KNO that the night temperature witnessed increase today while as it will plummet from today and will settle in minus.
Moreover, the Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only road connecting Valley with rest of the States continued to remain closed for the second consecutive day today. The highway was closed on Friday following landslides in Panthal area.
The officials said that highway remained closed for the vehicular movement due to the slippery conditions of the road, triggered by the fresh snowfall, adding that stranded vehicles will be allowed to ply once the roads will be cleared. The highway witnessed frequent closure due to the landslides from past one week.
The Srinagar-Leh highway and the historic Mughal road continued to remain closed due to the fresh snowfall, officials said. (KNO)
