GANDERABL|SONAMARG|GAGNGEER: World famous tourist resort of Sonmarg and other higher reaches in the Kashmir valley received snowfall, while plains, including summer capital, Srinagar, were lashed by rain, resulting in considerable drop in temperature. It was snowing at several hilly areas including Gagengeer in Central Kashmir Ganderbal" while intermittent rain continued in the plains, including Srinagar.
Reports reached here on "JK Monitor News Network" that about one feet of snow had accumulated on the highway on Sonamarg. Drass and Meenmarg areas also experienced snowfall since early morning, Snowfall began around 4 am. and today evening it had accumulated to 1 fts depth. The snow depth recorded in the nearby Thajiwas glacier area was around more than 1 Fts and Gagengeer 5 Inch.
Traffic on the strategic highway, the only road linking the frontier region of Ladakh with the rest of the state, was temporarily suspended today morning, after the heavy snowfall in Sonamarg. Life was also thrown out of gear in the summer capital, Srinagar, a number of roads were under rain water, disrupting pedestrian and traffic movement. People remained indoors due to cold conditions and attendance in educational institutions was also affected.