Pemerintah meliburkan sekolah-sekolah selama pekan ini  di samping juga banyak jalan, termasuk jalan raya utama yang menghubungkan Lembah Kashmir yang disengketakan, sebagian menjadi wilayah India, dihadang oleh tumpukan salju dan tanah longsor.
Authorities have closed schools for a week as many roads, including the main highway that links the disputed Kashmir Valley to the rest of India, were blocked by snow and landslides.