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Moderate to dense snowfall was experienced successful the precocious altitude areas crossed the Jammu region, starring to the suspension of postulation connected cardinal roads, including the Jammu-Srinagar nationalist highway, and the closure of schools successful the hilly districts connected Friday (January 23, 2026), officials said.
The Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop the Trikuta hills besides witnessed the archetypal snowfall of the season, forcing the authorities to suspend the yatra, portion mean rains lashed the plains, including Jammu city, bringing an extremity to a adust spell that had lasted for implicit 2 months.
As predicted by the meteorological department, snowfall started falling successful the high-altitude areas precocious Thursday (January 22, 2026) evening portion intermittent rains lashed the plains, including Jammu city, passim the night, officials said.
Snowfall continued successful the precocious reaches of Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, Udhampur, and Kathua districts, officials said, adding that 5 inches to implicit 1 ft of snowfall had accumulated successful the snowbound areas.
The higher reaches had besides recorded snowfall successful the past week of December, and the caller precipitation had brought alleviation to the people. The postulation connected the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar nationalist highway, the lone all-weather roadworthy linking Kashmir with the remainder of the country, was suspended pursuing caller snowfall.
“Traffic question has been stopped successful some directions — from Jammu towards Srinagar and vice versa connected the Jammu Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) owed to caller snowfall successful and astir the Navyug Tunnel (in the Banihal-Qazigund stretch). “In addition, the Mughal Road, Srinagar-Leh National Highway, Mughal and Sinthan Roads person besides been closed owing to caller snowfall accumulation,” a postulation section authoritative said, advising commuters to debar question until these roads are afloat restored and declared harmless for traffic.
The officials said the authorities person ordered closure of each schools successful the hilly districts of Rajouri, Poonch and Kathua districts arsenic a precautionary measurement successful presumption of the snowfall. Police person besides established dedicated helpline numbers astatine each territory office successful effect to the ongoing inclement weather, they said.
