The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Saturday successfully cleared snow off the roads on all important stretches running
through the city and connecting important destinations, with special focus on the roads leading to hospitals, religious places and the
government offices.
The services of all sanitation
Workers were utilised for clearance of snow from lanes, bylanespavements,Hospitals,
Ration Ghats, Electric water supply stations, Religious places, Government Departments
and other vital places on priority.
Snow was cleared from religious places including Hazratbal, Khanyar, Naqshband Sahib, Makhdoom Sahib , ChatiPadshai, other Gurudwara’s , mosques , Imambaras and shrines.
The drive that started early morning was conducted from all the areas including LalChowk, Habba Kadal,MA Road, Hassanabad, SafaKadal, Harisingh High Street, Zero Bridge,DCOffice, Secretariat road ,Naalimar road, Qamarwari,
Noorbagh etc.
Snow was cleared from all the hospitals as well including LD hospital, Gousia Hospital, SMHS ,
SKIMS, Bone and Joints Hospital, Psychaitric hospital etc
Most of the city lanes have been cleared by the SMC staff and many machines are on the job to ensure no resident faces any inconvenience due to snow
accumulation.
The immediate priority was to
ensure all roads leading to hospitals and religious places, including shrines and gurdwaras, are cleared for movement of people and traffic.
The important Lal Chowk-Airport Road
was also attended to early in the morning.