Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 17 (ANI): Amid heavy snowfall and severe weather conditions, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) launched a snow clearance drive on Chowkibal-Tangdhar road in J-K's Kupwara district on Monday.

The 109 RCC Beacon project of BRO cleared the road here which has been covered with thick layer of snow. The clearance operations are on.

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Earlier on Sunday, BRO launched a similar drive on the Kotranka Budhal road of Rajouri district.

According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum and minimum temperatures in Jammu & Kashmir on Monday was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius and -2 degrees Celsius.

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Traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been blocked since January 13 due to bad weather and snowfall in the area.

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