A massive avalanche occurred in Sonmarg, a famous tourist destination of Jammu and Kashmir, late on Tuesday night (27 January 2026), causing chaos in the entire area. It is a matter of relief that according to the administration, no casualties have been reported so far in this incident. This avalanche has happened at a time when Kashmir Valley is in the grip of continuous heavy snowfall and life is already badly affected.

This incident took place in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir at around 10:12 pm. The scenes recorded in the CCTV cameras installed in the area are extremely scary, in which a huge wall of snow coming down from the mountain is seen covering many buildings within a few seconds. After the video surfaced, panic spread among the local people and tourists.

VIDEO | An avalanche hit Sonamarg tourist resort in Jammu and Kashmir late Tuesday night, but there was no loss of life, officials said.

They said the avalanche hit Sonamarg resort in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district at 10.12 pm on Tuesday.

The massive avalanche was caught… pic.twitter.com/Dw5Dl9FCDp

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 27, 2026

How did the avalanche happen, what is the reason?

According to officials, due to continuous heavy snowfall, the snow accumulated on the mountains had become unstable, which suddenly slipped and came down. Sonamarg is situated at an altitude of about 2,700 meters and is considered a very sensitive area for avalanches during the winter season. It can be clearly seen in the CCTV footage that the flood of snow came down rapidly and completely engulfed some structures. However, the buildings which were damaged were either vacant or had already been evacuated by the administration as a precautionary measure, due to which major damage was averted.

Situation worsened in Kashmir due to heavy snowfall

Due to heavy snowfall in Kashmir that started on Monday night, roads have been closed, power supply has been disrupted and normal life has come to a standstill. Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44), which is the main route connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country, has been closed due to snow accumulation. The situation in Navyug Tunnel and Banihal sector near Qazigund is said to be the worst. Due to this, hundreds of vehicles are stuck, including trucks loaded with essential commodities.

All flights canceled at Srinagar airport

The weather has also affected air traffic. All 58 flights were canceled at Srinagar International Airport, including 29 arrivals and 29 departures. Operation of flights had become unsafe due to heavy snow accumulation on the runway and low visibility. Due to this, hundreds of tourists are stuck in airports and hotels. The local administration and hotel associations are busy providing assistance to the tourists.

Avalanche warning issued in 11 districts

Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKUTDMA) has issued an avalanche warning in 11 districts in view of the severity of the weather. High Danger warning has been issued for areas at a height of more than 2,000 meters in Ganderbal district, which also includes Sonamarg. Anantnag, Bandipora, Baramulla, Kulgam, Kupwara, Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Rajouri and Medium danger alert has been issued in Ramban districts.

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July 30 became a historic day for India and the whole world, when NASA and ISRO joint project NISAR (NASA-Isro Syntic Aperture Radar) satellite was successfully launched. The launch took place at 5:40 pm from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, which is being seen as a big jump in India’s space science.

Nisar satellite made in partnership between ISRO and NASA
NISAR i.e. Nasa-Isro Syntic Aperture Radar is a special satellite, which is prepared by ISRO of India and NASA of America. Its purpose is to inspect the surface of the earth very closely so that the complex processes on our earth can be understood. This satellite will monitor the changes in the forests, the breakdown of snow sheets, the rise of sea level, lack of ground water and natural disasters.

Even 1 centimeter change in the surface of the earth will be able to catch
Nisar’s radar is the first device of its kind in space in terms of technology, which will work very accurately. It will scan the surface of the entire Earth in a systematic way and will also measure such changes that will be equal to only 1 centimeter. This means that this satellite can already indicate us of natural disasters and can be warned in time.

#Watch Nasa-Isro Nisar Satellite Onboard GSLV-F16 Launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

Nisar, or nasa-isro synthetic aperture radar is a joint venture of isro and nasa and has been designed to provide a detailed View of the earth to… pic.twitter.com/cx942pcuffj

– ANI (@ani) July 30, 2025

Mission NISAR characteristics
The NISAR mission jointly developed by Space Agencies ISRO and NASA of India and the United States is the first satellite mission of its kind. This satellite uses advanced sweep SAR technology, which is capable of taking pictures of broad area with high resolution. NISAR was launched by GSLV rocket from Sriharikota at Sun-Synchronous Polar Orbit, which is the first mission of GSLV in this class.

After the launch, the first 90 days will be held in commissioning or in-orbit checkout (IOC). This satellite will provide 3D photos of the land and ice of the Earth, which will help scientists a lot of earthquakes, landslides, sea ice and glaciers monitoring, crop management and disaster warning system. This satellite will also play an important role in policy and planning to deal with governments to deal with natural and human-related dangers. The NISAR, NASA and ISRO launched by now is the most advanced radar system, which will provide large amounts of data on a daily basis.

Configuration and operation of spacecraft
The NISAR spacecraft is based on the I-3K structure of ISRO and includes two major payloads-L-band and S-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR). The S-band radar system, data handling, high-speed downlinks, spacecraft and launch system have been developed by ISRO, while L-band radar, GPS receiver, solid-set recorder, 12 meter reflector and 9 meter boom have been provided by NASA.

ISRO will take over the command and operation of the spacecraft of this mission, while the NASA Orbital Operations and Radar Operation Scheme will be provided. Ground stations of both ISRO and NASA will be used for data obtaining and processing data. L and S-Band SAR data obtained from the same platform will give scientists accurate information in understanding the subtle changes happening on the Earth’s surface.

The heat is broken by havoc at this time. Somewhere the sun is raining, and somewhere it is not allowing the air to breathe. In such a scorching heat, it seems no less than a punishment and for those who put roadside carts for livelihood, the situation is even more unhappy for them. But it is said that no, the biggest trouble in front of Hindustani jugaad kneves. Now look no, a video is going viral on social media, in which a shelling uncle has put such an idea that the viewers should be shocked. In the scorching sun, when people are getting sweaty, these uncles are selling ice balls on their cart. But this is not amazing, the amazing thing is that he has fit such jugaad to protect himself from the heat, which guarantees cold air.

The shells touched a wonderful jugaad

A funny video is becoming tremendous viral on social media these days, which has been shared by a user named Zeeshan on Instagram. In the video, a man is selling ice balls on the roadside cart, but what makes him special is his desi style jugaad. In order to relieve himself from the fierce heat, this person has adopted a way that people are saying, “Wow Chacha, what a mind has been found.” Actually, he has added a hand -running fan over the snow -cutting machine. As soon as he rotates the machine and makes ice shells, the fan also starts moving along with it and the cold air directly reaches his face.

Desi innovation went viral

That is, two benefits from the same hard work. Customer to snowball and relief from the heat itself. It is called real desi innovation, where even in the scorching sun, there is no cold. People on social media are not only amazed by watching this video but are also tying bridges of praise. Some are saying “if you have a brain”, then someone said, “It is called smart work”

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Users also praised

After the video went viral, millions of people have seen it so far, while many people have also liked the video. In such a situation, social media users are giving various reactions about videos. One user wrote … Technologia What is the matter. Another user wrote… The world is maintained on the jugaad. So there was another user wrote … Indians do not break in jugaad.

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