A spell of heavy snowfall in the Kashmir valley on Wednesday resulted in massive electricity outages, apart from damaging public and private properties. Surface as well as air traffic was also disrupted.
Snowfall started around midnight of Tuesday and continued till late on Wednesday morning, shrouding the entire valley under a white blanket. Scores of power lines and towers were damaged, resulting in about 60% electricity outage experienced across the valley.
“We have started restoration of electricity. Men and machinery have been fanned out. Restoration would take a bit longer in southern areas due to the huge damage by snowfall,” Aijaz Ahmad Dar, Chief Engineer, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), said.
