- Farmer worried due to dry spell
KARGIL: The long dry spell ended with the light snowfall from midnight which lasted till 12 o’clock in Kargil district. The Kargil Zanskar Road NH 301 has been closed due to the recent snowfall and the Srinagar-Leh National Highway was also closed on 3rd of January 2017’as per an order of the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, meanwhile Kargil Leh Road is open for traffic.
In the meantime Snowfall has been recorded in all the areas of Kargil and 1.5 to 1 feet of snow has been accumulated at various areas of Kargil district. The late snowfall has created an atmosphere of confusion and worry amongst the farmers as due to the dry spell it will lead to a dry summer season which will affect on the productivity of season.
A farmer from Sarchey Batalik Nazir Hussain told that there should more than 3 feet snowfall in this month of January and February for a good yield of crop and apricot production and told that they praying to God for a better spell of snowfall.