Early Times Report
srinagar, Mar 20: Army has reconnected many areas, which were cutoff due to accumulation of snow and landslides, by undertaking road clearance operations during the past two days in north Kashmir district of Kupwara.
Defence Ministry spokesperson Colonel N N Joshi here today said that incessant rains and heavy snowfall in the upper ridges of Kupwara had brought life to a standstill due to landslides and snow fall, thereby blocking the lines of communication at various places.
"The major impact was noticed in the areas of Chowkibal, Patheri, Kupwara Town, Khargund, Aarampoora and Andherma, where vehicles got stranded on the roads causing heavy traffic blockage," he said.
Col Joshi said despite heavy snowfall, snow blizzard, and zero visibility, Army in past two days undertook major road clearance and recovery operations by employing all the required heavy duty dozers and machineries, including specialist recovery vehicles, to ease out the vehicular traffic.
"The recovery vehicles were pressed to service all along the major choke points and their subsidiary axis for the road clearance," he said, adding hours of dedicated effort by the Army Recovery teams in conjunction with the district administration helped in regaining the smooth flow of traffic there by providing relief to the local populace as well as tourists. |
