SRINAGAR — Authorities on Thursday suspended traffic movement on Mughal, Bandipora-Gurez and Sonamarg-Zojila roads due to fresh snowfall in upper reaches of Kashmir valley.
The historic Mughal Road connecting Poonch district of Jammu province with Shopian in south Kashmir has been closed for all kinds of vehicular traffic, owing to fresh snowfall in upper reaches of the area.
The authorities also closed the 85-km-long Bandipora-Gurez road in north kashmir for vehicular movement after fresh snowfall at Razdan Pass.
“Due to fresh snowfall in Gurez and at Razdan Pass, the only road link connecting Gurez with the rest of the world has been closed for traffic movement,” the officials said.
Meanwhile, Sonamarg-Zojjila road was also closed after upper reaches of Zojila in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir received fresh snowfall.
“Snowfall in Drass and Sonamarg has led to closure of Sonamarg-Drass road,” an official said.