Heavy snowfall cuts off Kashmir from rest of country

[caption id="attachment_226200" align="alignnone" width="550"] People walk on a snow-covered road after heavy snowfall, in Srinagar, Saturday, Jan. 05, 2019. According to the MeT department officials, most places in Kashmir, including plains of the valley, received moderate to heavy snowfall overnight.[/caption] Srinagar, Jan. 5 (PTI): Kashmir was cut off from the rest of the country on Saturday as both surface as well as aerial connectivity to the valley was disrupted due to heavy snowfall which threw life out of gear here. Most places in Kashmir, including plains of the valley, received moderate to heavy snowfall overnight, officials of the MeT Department said. The snowfall, which began in the late afternoon on Friday, continued in most parts of the valley, they said, adding it is one of the heaviest snowfalls in the recent years in the plains of Kashmir. Srinagar recorded 10 inches of snowfall till 8:30 in the morning and the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded two feet of fresh snow. While Qazigund recorded 11 inches, Kokernag three inches, Pahalgam 16 inches and Kupwara 17 inches of snow, the officials said.