Srinagar: With weathermen forecasting snowfall this week, authorities in Kashmir on Monday set up a central snow control room here and directed district administration to ensure minimum disruption of services in the Valley. Mechanical Engineering Department has been asked to deploy 93 snow clearance machines, while traffic department has been instructed to ensure anti-skid chains on tyres of the vehicles heading for the ski resort of Gulmarg, an official spokesman said here today.
The orders were passed by Officiating Divisional Commissioner (Kashmir) Abdul Majeed Mir after receiving weather forecast of light to moderate snowfall between January 4 and 7 due to western disturbance. A central snow control room has been activated at Srinagar to monitor the arrangements, the spokesman said. "The step has been taken to avoid any mishap due to skidding of vehicles," he said. PTI