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Sunday, February 20, 2005
(Srinagar):
With the Kashmir valley witnessing the heaviest snowfall in
15 years, there are fresh fears of a shortage of essential
supplies.
As the Jammu-Srinagar highway continues to be blocked, the
state government has asked traders not to hoard essential
commodities.
It has also called an emergency meeting of its top civil and
Army officers to take stock of the situation.
Thousands stranded
On Saturday, thousands of people were stranded on a key
highway in Kashmir and flights to Srinagar remained cancelled
for the second day running.
The 300-km Srinagar-Jammu highway, which connects the Kashmir
valley with Jammu and the rest of India, has also been closed
due to heavy snowfall.
There were reports of several people sustaining injuries
across the valley after roofs of several houses caved in due
to heavy snowfall.
Heaviest snowfall
Local weather officials confirmed that it was the heaviest
snowfall Srinagar had recorded over the last 15 years.
Srinagar, a normally busy city, was under a thick white
blanket and streets were deserted as most shops and
businesses remained shut.
Heavy snowfall in the Kashmir valley earlier this month
triggered avalanches across the region, killing at least 14
soldiers in the state.
from ndtv.com
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