Srinagar, Jan 17 (KNS): After fresh snowfall at Sadna top, the authorities on Tuesday closed Kupwara-Tanghdar road in north Kashmir for the vehicular movement.
Earlier, ten persons including five women had died near Sadhna Top after the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a snow avalanche.
Officials said that Sadhan top and its adjacent areas witnessed a fresh snowfall during the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday following which the Kupwara-Tanghdar road was closed for the vehicular movement.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Tehsildar Karnah, Nisar Ahmad Awan said that due to the heavy snowfall, no vehicle was allowed from either side of the road.
He said that the fresh snowfall and the below freezing temperature during the night has resulted in the slippery conditions of the road, therefore he said traffic was suspended as a precautionary measure to avoid any untoward incident. (KNS)