Electricity back in Kashmir after heavy snowfall

Srinagar: Power supply was restored on Sunday to 90 percent of Srinagar city and most rural areas of the Kashmir Valley after overnight heavy snowfall damaged transmission towers and snapped surface and air links with the rest of India.

After an unprecedented Valley-wide breakdown, electricity supply was restored in 90 percent areas of Srinagar and in nearly 70 percent rural areas, officials said. Hashmat Qazi, the Chief Engineer (Electric Maintenance) of Kashmir, said electricity supply would be restored everywhere within hours.

After Saturday’s snowfall, the Valley was plunged into darkness, affecting even Srinagar’s major hospitals. It was the first time the Valley got snow in November since 2009. Air and surface links between the Valley and the rest of the country remained suspended. Traffic within the Kashmir Valley too was affected as snow piled up on the roads, making them slippery. (IANS)

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