In most of the main areas of Srinagar traffic halts completely because of the heavy snow which is normally removed after long delays with dozers. Such intervals are frequent and residents are forced to such adaptation. Almost every year Srinagar Leh Jammu Road virtually remains blocked. On the basis of past experience it is well anticipated that the repetition of this is must. On this background it is rightly said that till today nothing has changed.
Every winter brings the hollowness of the promises on part of the authorities.
These fading promises are dying their own fate and the collective will to change the statuesque is gaining momentum with each passing day. Yes, the winter is here, spring can t be far away. It is writing on the wall. Gulmarg snowfall during the 2nd week of November in the nearby Srinagar has brought minus zero temperature. Srinagar s distinguished poet-intellectual Rehman Rahi portrays life there as inhuman cruelty .