Two flights cancelled at Srinagar airport due to bad weather
Srinagar, May 28 (UNI) Two flights were cancelled at Srinagar International Airport on Tuesday evening due to adverse weather conditions, officials said on Wednesday.
According to airport officials, Indigo flight 6E6041 bound for Chandigarh (IXC) and flight 6E215 to Mumbai (BOM) were cancelled due to inclement weather in the Kashmir Valley.
"Departure of two flights is cancelled due to bad weather at Srinagar," an official statement from the airport authorities said.
Last week over 200 passengers of an IndiGo flight from New Delhi to Srinagar experienced an ordeal after the aircraft was caught in severe turbulence amid a heavy hailstorm.
Meanwhile, gusty winds, intense rains, and a heavy hailstorm lashed parts of the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday evening, throwing normal life out of gear.
One of the worst-hit areas was the border region of Karnah in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, where a cloudburst triggered flash floods and caused extensive damage.
An independent weather forecaster said that between 4:45 pm and 5:45 pm, a sudden cloudburst accompanied by a severe hailstorm wreaked havoc at the 12MW Karnah Hydroelectric Project. The downpour led to a massive surge in runoff from surrounding upper reaches, which inundated the project site.
A landslide along the hill slopes blocked the only access road to the power project, cutting off connectivity.
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