New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Tata-owned Air India flight was delayed by over an hour due to a rat that was found in the plane before take-off from Srinagar (SXR) airport at 1415 hours on Thursday.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 13 (ANI): The heavy rush of tourists in the Kashmir Valley has made Srinagar airport one of the busiest airports in the country which has been handling flights and passengers over its capacity.

Srinagar Mar 25 PTI To overcome the problem of frequent cancellation of flights due to low visibility at the Srinagar airport here authorities on Friday said the process to install Category II instrument landing system ILS will commence next month The system will bring the visibility threshold down to 500 metres from the current 1000 metres and it will be ready for commissioning in October they said The instrument landing system at our airport is currently designed to function at the visibility of more than 1000 metres We never operate a flight if the visibility is less than this threshold an official at the Srinagar airport said The installation of the new system will commence in April and it will be ready for commissioning in October The visibility threshold with the new system will come down to 500 metres We have state-of-the-art landing and navigation facilities and we continuously strive for their improvement in line with the increase in traffic the official said To enhance the safety of passengers aircraft and employees a range of modern equipment have been installed he said We recognize that a piece of equipment is as good as the person operating or using it Therefore we ensure world class training for our staff he said Flights are cancelled sometimes for days together due to low visibility in the wake of bad weather especially when it snows in Kashmir The officials said latest machinery is being used for snow removal and clearing of ice from the airfield and the objective is always to ensure minimum disruption to flight operations during inclement weather We are sensitive to the adverse effect of the snow accumulation on the aircraft wings Thus we deploy water spray for de-icing so that there are no unnecessary delays in flight operations the official said About Rs 1500 crore will be invested in constructing a new terminal building and six more aircraft parking stands at the airport he mentioned PTI SSB SSB CJ CJ

Srinagar Feb 24 PTI The air traffic to and fro Kashmir resumed on Thursday after remaining affected for about two days due to bad weather following heavy snowfall across the valley officials said The flight operations resumed at the Srinagar airport here in the afternoon the officials said They said the visibility at the airport improved from about 800 metres in the morning to about 1500 metres leading to the commencement of the operations Earlier all flights were delayed in the morning while at least two flights were cancelledKashmir valley received heavy snowfall -- the first heavy fall of the season in the plains -- on Wednesday The snowfall threw life out of gear and led to disruption of flight operations All the flights on Wednesday were cancelled as the visibility was very poor PTI SSB MIJ DV DV

Srinagar Feb 24 PTI The air traffic toand fro Kashmir was affected for the second consecutive day on Thursday due to low visibility following heavy snowfall across the valley officials said No flight operations took place at the Srinagar airport here so far the officials said They said the visibility at the airport was about 800 metres which was less than the required visibility for the flight operations to take placeAll flights are delayed At least two flights have been cancelled the officials saidThe flight operations will commence once there is an improvement in the visibility they added Kashmir valley received heavy snowfall -- the first heavy fall of the season in the plains -- on Wednesday The snowfall threw life out of gear and led to disruption of flight operations All the flights on Wednesday were cancelled as the visibility was very poor PTI SSB MIJ DV DV

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), February 23 (ANI): The National Highway 44 has been closed for vehicular traffic at Cafeteria Mod and Morag due to landslide and shooting stones triggered by incessant rainfall and at Panthial and due to the accumulation of snow on the highway in Quazigund area, said the police on Wednesday.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 23 (ANI): Continuous snowfall in Kashmir has led to the delay in flights at Srinagar airport and reduced the visibility to 400m in the area.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 4 (ANI): Flights operations have been suspended at Srinagar Airport after 5:00 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the months of February and March, the Srinagar Airport informed on Friday.

Srinagar Jan 23 PTI Many areas in Kashmir received fresh snowfall while others were lashed by rains on Sunday even as the minimum temperature in most parts of the valley dropped officials saidSeveral areas in the valley especially in the south received fresh snowfall during the night the officials saidQazigund the gateway town to the valley in south Kashmir and the nearby Kokernag town recorded about six inches of snowfallAnantnag town also in south recorded three inches of snowfall the officials saidThe other south Kashmir districts of Shopian Pulwama and Kulgam also received snowfall ranging from two to seven inches they saidThe famous resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam received around two inchesThere are reports of snowfall in other areas in the upper reaches of the valley as well they saidThe officials said the administration has pressed men and machinery into the job to clear the snowOther parts of the valley including Srinagar were lashed by rains which were going on when the last reports came in the officials saidHowever the flight operations at the Srinagar airport here were going on normally as the visibility was around 1000 metres the officials saidThe minimum temperature at most places in the valley on Saturday night went down slightlySrinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a low of 04 degrees Celsius down from 23 degrees Celsius the previous night they saidGulmarg recorded a low of minus 60 degrees Celsius half-a-degree up from the previous nightPahalgam which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra recorded a low of minus 12 degrees Celsius up from the previous nights minus 24 degrees Celsius they saidThe officials said Qazigund recorded a minimum of zero degree Celsius while the nearby south Kashmir town of Kokernag recorded a low of minus 07 degrees CelsiusThe minimum in Kupwara in north Kashmir settled at a low of 12 degrees CelsiusThe MET Office has forecast widespread light to moderate rainsnow in J-K till Sunday eveningThereafter there are chances of rain or snow at isolated places over two days it saidAfterwards the weather is likely to stay mainly dry till the end of the month and there is no forecast of any major rainsnow till the end of January it saidKashmir valley is currently under the grip of the 40-day harshest winter period known as Chilla-i-Kalan which began on December 21 last yearChilla-i-Kalan is a period when a cold wave grips the region and the temperature drops considerably leading to the freezing of water bodies including the famous Dal Lake here as well as the water supply lines in several parts of the valleyThe chances of snowfall are the most frequent and maximum during this period and most areas especially in the higher reaches receive heavy to very heavy snowfallThe Chilla-i-Kalan will end on January 31 but the cold wave continues even after that in Kashmir with a 20-day-long Chillai-Khurd small cold and a 10-day-long Chillai-Bachha baby cold PTI SSB DV DV

Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 8 (ANI): Despite heavy snowfall in the forward post of Jammu and Kashmir along the Line of Control in the Kupwara sector, the Indian Army personnel continue to perform their duty in the hostile weather conditions.