Emergency Control Rooms Established to tackle contingencies across Kashmir amid harsh winter conditions

In Jammu & Kashmir, the Administration has established district-level Emergency Control Rooms to tackle any kind of contingency across the Kashmir region and in vulnerable areas in Pir Panjal and Chenab Valley parts of the Jammu Division. 

The Directorate of Health Kashmir has also set up a round-the-clock Central Control Room for the facilitation of patients across the region. The snow clearance operations are underway besides work on providing power and water supply is continuing across the region.

     

Director Airport Srinagar, Javaid Anjum, said barring one flight cancellation, all incoming and outgoing flight operations resumed after snow clearance in the morning.

     

The airport operations were hit by dense fog for



last two days (Saturday and Sunday), leading to flight delays, diversions and cancellations.

      

The vehicular traffic plied normal on Srinagar Jammu National Highway after early morning closure due to accumulated snow and frosty road condition. The snow and friost was cleared from stretches between Qazigund and Banihal on the highway. The Srinagar Kargil Road remained closed for vehicular traffic. Mughal Road connecting Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu Division, is closed for the 9th successive day due to snow accumulation.

      

The Administration has urged public, tourists and transporters to take preventive measures as per the instructions in the advisories to avoid any kind of exigency.