In a heavy snowfall scenario, it has been reported that most of the plain areas in Kashmir experienced the season's first snowfall on Monday, even as the higher reaches witnessed heavy precipitation, leading to the closure of Srinagar-Leh road which connects the valley with Ladakh, officials said here.

The Metrological office has issued an 'Orange Colour' weather alert for the higher reaches of Jammu and kashmair and Sonmarg -Zojila axis on the Srinagar-Leh road, asking the administration and people to be prepared and to maintain vigil. A Metrological official said light to moderate snow with heavy falls at remote places was reported from many areas of Kashmir, a few places of Jammu and Sonmarg-Drass axis. The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg, in north Kashmir, recorded four inches of fresh snowfall during the night, while Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir, recorded 10 cm of snow, the official said.

He said most of the areas in the plains of the valley also received light snowfall, which is the season's first. It was still snowing, especially in the higher reaches, when the last reports came in and the weather system is likely to continue. The Srinagar-Jammu national highway was through for traffic even as it was snowing around the Jawahar Tunnel and raining at many places along the highway, he said.

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