Srinagar: Authorities have closed the Srinagar-Leh Highway for vehicular movement due to snow accumulation at Baltal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal District.
Baltal is a camping ground for pilgrims, 75 km from Ganderbal and 93 km from Srinagar. It is located 15 kilometres to the north of Sonmarg.
The Border Roads Organisation, which develops and maintains road networks in border areas, also
While the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed due to a landslide in the Ramban district, vehicular movement on important roads was suspended due to the accumulation of snow.
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The India Meteorological Department predicts fairly widespread to widespread snowfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand until February 22.
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