Authorities have evacuated over 200 persons to safer places in Kashmir in view of apprehension of snow avalanches striking in these areas.
"In view of apprehended avalanche threat, police evacuated 36 families to safer locations in different places in the hilly regions of the Valley," a police spokesman said today.
The evacuation process was carried out yesterday.
Police shifted 20 families, comprising 130 members, from Bataknar Herdandipora to safer places in Kokernag area of Anantnag district, the spokesman said.
He said four families from Zaban-Chuntimula were shifted to a safer place in Bandipora district.
As many as 86 persons of 12 families were shifted from from Hari Ganwan to Kangan in central Kashmir Ganderbal district, he added.
