Bandipora – November 13, 2026: In anticipation of abrupt meteorological shifts and hazardous icing across high-altitude mountain passes, the Bandipora District Disaster Management Authority has issued an urgent public travel advisory for motorists and residents navigating the treacherous Razdan Top corridor connecting Bandipora to the border valleys of Gurez and Tulail.
The advisory comes as high-altitude sectors across the north Kashmir frontier experienced a sharp plunge in mercury accompanied by intermittent snow flurries and dense fog, leading to severely compromised visibility and slippery black ice along hairpin mountain bends above 11,000 feet.
District administrative authorities have instructed local tehsildars, police outposts, and Beacon road-maintenance crews to strictly enforce regulated one-way traffic movements and bar all non-4×4 vehicles or vehicles without anti-skid tire chains during early morning and late night hours.
Emergency medical helpline numbers, specialized snow-rescue staging posts, and buffer fuel depots have been activated across Tragbal, Razdan Top, and Dawar to guarantee rapid emergency response in the event of stranded travelers or mountain landslides.
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