During intervening night of 29^th/ 30^th December 2010:

Moderate snowfall in many areas. Snow accumulation details as on 30.12.2010:

(Depth in inches)

Shopian	15”	Ganderbal	3”
Sonamarg	12”	Anantnag	3”
Pahalgam	5”	Baramulla	2”
Gulmarg	12”- 18”	Handwara	2”
Budgam	4”	Bandipore	2”
Sopore	2”	Awantipore	3”
Tral	6”	Kulgam	6”
Jawahar Tunnel	12”	Rafiabad	5”
Chrar-e-Sharief	6”	Pulwama	5”
Gumri	10”	Drass	4”
Kargil	5”

 

Stranded vehicles;

 

Srinagar-Jammu NHW closed for Traffic due to snow fall. Around 100 vehicles stranded near Tunnel. Passengers shifted to safe locations by District Administration Anantnag and Banihal (Ramban).  

 

Div Com Kashmir deputed Deputy Commissioner Anantnag to personally monitor the movement of stranded vehicles.  50 vehicles stranded outside Jawahar Tunnel, 20-25 vehicles stranded near lower Munda, 75 vehicles stranded inside Tunnel. These include around 20 Light Motor Vehicles.  The stranded passengers were provided with biscuits and eatables by District Administration, Anantnag. Movement of vehicles started and it is expected that the road will be cleared by evening.

 

Around 50 vehicles stranded at Kawnar on Gulmarg-Tangmarg (G-T) road. CEO GDA, Asstt Director Tourism Gulmarg, SHO Tangmarg, SHO Gulmarg and Engineers of MED and R&B cleared the G-T road and stranded vehicles are being cleared.

 

Snow clearance machine deployed for Kokernag-Larnoo road.

Three snow clearance machines deployed in Ganderbal district on following sectors:

Ganderbal-Kulan- Baba Nagri –Sumbal- Garind, Ganderbal- local, Ganderbal-Gutlibagh

 

Other routes where snow clearance machine deployed:

 

Srinagar-Soura

Srinagar-Dr Ali jan road-Gojwara

Srinagar-Hazratbal-Alasteng

Srinagar-Nowhatta-Lalbazaar

Srinagar-Rajbagh

Srinagar- Mehjoor nagar, Lal Bazaar

Srinagar-Cheshmashahi

Srinagar-HMT

Srinagar-Airport

Srinagar-Chanpora, Baghe Mehtab

Srinagar- Natpora,Newa Nougam

Srinagar- Khrew-Khonmoh-Zewan-Ladhoo

Budgam-Phakharpora

Budgam-Yusmarg

Budgam0Khansahib

Budgam-Surasyar-Lolipora

Budgam-Khag, Drung

Budgam-Arizal

 

Sopore

SDM Sopore deployed one tipper, JCB, and tractor alongwith manpower for clearance of lanes and bye lanes in Sopore.

 

Airport/Runway:

 

Snow clearance machine deployed at 3 AM for clearance of Indira Gandhi road (Airport road). Machine redeployed at 9 AM.

Clearance of runway in progress (By beacon authorities). All flights cancelled due to poor visibility.

 

Review on 30.12.2010:

 

Review meeting was convened by Div Com Kashmir with all DCs, Com SMC and Chief Engineers at 1.30 PM today and they were instructed to ensure that public grievances are redressed and essential services are maintained.

 

The power availability in Kashmir Valley has increased from 268 MW at 1PM to 364 MW at 3.00 PM.

The break up is as follows:

In MW

S. No.	Source	1.00 PM	2.30 PM	3.00 PM
1.	Uri Hydel Project	7.00	116.00	46.00
2.	Lower Jhelum Power House	10.00	10.00	10.00
3.	Upper Sindh Hydel Project IInd	7.00	13.00	13.00
4.	220 KV Kishenpor Pampore Line	98.00	56.00	100.00
5.	400 KV Kishenpor Wagoora Line	146.00	107.00	195.00
	Total	268.00	302.00	364.00

 

Damages due to snowfall:

One residential house of Gh. Hassan Teeli resident of Pahalgam and two residential houses of Mushtaq Sheikh Son in law of Ab Gani.

House of Mushtaq,  Fayaz, Ramzan sons of Ghulam Nabi Sheikh R/o Guree Tehsil Bijbehara got damaged due to snowfall.

Residential house of Ghulam Nabi Khan S/o Mehda R/o Guchan Sheikhpora Tehsil Dooru got damaged as a walnut tree fell on their residential house.