Snow and bad weather on Sunday forced the authorities to cancel all flights to Srinagar.

The snowfall that began on Saturday night intensified before inbound flights from New Delhi, Jammu, and other parts of the country could operate after a brief pause early this morning enabling clearance of the runway.

The snowfall across Jammu and Kashmir and also Ladakh threw normal life out of gear. The Jammu-Srinagar and other highways were closed to traffic due to snow and landslides. Several roads across the district of the Kashmir Valley and upper areas of Jammu were covered under snow.

Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar highway due to a landslide at Sherbibi in the Ramban district. Efforts were being made to clear the debris for movement of traffic.

Men and machines of the Border Roads Organization (BRO), Army, and PWD were engaged in clearing snow from the roads.

The plains of Jammu had rain, whereas heavy snowfall has been reported in Kishtwar, Doda, Reading, Ramban, Poonch, Rajouri, and Kathua districts of Jammu.

The authorities have issued avalanche warnings in Bandipora, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, and Ramban districts in the next 24 hours.

People living in these areas have been advised to take precautions and avoid venturing into the avalanche prone areas.

Electric supply in certain areas of the Kashmir Valley and the Jammu division was snapped, but the engineers promptly restored it.

Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Dr. Bilal  Mohi-Ud-Din undertook a whirlwind tour of the city areas to oversee snow clearance measures for hassle-free vehicular movement. He inspected major roads including Poloview, Residency Road, Lal Chowk,  Batamaloo, and Bemina.

Because of heavy snowfall in Kishtwar, Deputy Commissioner Devansh Yadav hosted a snow mela at the Chowgan Ground and has invited tourists to participate in lots of snow activities.

To meet the situation, the Directorate of Health Services, Jammu, issued a district-wise list of nodal officers of control rooms with contact numbers for medical assistance.

The mercury in Gulmarg ski resort in north Kashmir was minus 7 degrees Celsius. Pahalgam in south Kashmir, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a low of minus 3.5 degrees Celsius.

Snowfall occurred at all places in the Kargil district in Ladakh and at many places in the Leh district.