TheSrinagar-Sonamarg-Leh highway has been closed for the vehicular traffic afterthe area received fresh snowfall at the Zojila pass in the Kashmir Valley,officials said on Friday.
A Border Roads Organisationofficial said the Zojila pass is being experiencing a fresh spell of moderatesnowfall over the past few days.
The bad weatherconditions and the continuous triggering of avalanches and landslides at someplaces has forced the closure of the highway on Thursday, he said.
Captain Subham Soodof the Project Beacon said the area witnessed intermittent spell of snow duringthe past few days which was still going on.
Almost three-fourinch snow has been recorded at Zojilla top, at 11,700 feet above the sea level,he said, adding a number of avalanches were triggered at various placesincluding two at Diyal slide.
“The BROpersonnel are on the job to clear the slide as early as possible despite thebad weather conditions. Some avalanches have already been cleared at PaghalNallah and other places at the Zojilla top,” Sood said.