Snowfall has also led to cancellation of several flights at Srinagar airport
Heavy snowfall in the Kashmir Valley has caused power breakdown in the region. Since Saturday morning, there is no electricity in most parts of the state. Officials say they are trying to restore power supply but to no avail. Several hospitals are without power supply and students had to take their exams in candle lights.
Several important roads including the key Jammu-Srinagar Highway has been blocked. Snowfall in Srinagar has also led to cancellation of several flights from the state capital. Airport officials announced a list of the cancelled flights and diverted flights to Jammu.
The snowfall has also led to severe traffic jams with many roads being blocked and several areas being cut off. There is also flooding of roads in in most parts of Srinagar,
Snowfall has also caused massive damage to apple orchards, causing huge losses to apple farmers.
Yesterday, over 120 people, mostly truckers, were rescued from Peer Ki Gali along the Mughal road, after heavy snowfall. The rescue operation continued till 3 am.
The Kashmir meteorological department has forecast dry weather for two to three weeks from November 5 and improvement in the weather from today.
Officials at the India Meteorological Department had said that the temperature is expected to drop as the weather conditions are likely to prevail for the next 12-24 hours.