Fresh snowfall in Kashmir makes Gulmarg a wonderland | WATCH
India | November 05, 2021 20:13 ISTSnowfall started in many areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir early in the morning, the officials said.
Snowfall started in many areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir early in the morning, the officials said.
Heavy rains accompanied by hailstorms lashed wide parts of the Jammu division on October 23, causing massive damage to the standing crops, while orchardists in south Kashmir districts suffered an immense loss due to untimely snowfall.
On October 23 2021, Srinagar recorded the coldest October in 39 years, with similar conditions in other parts of Kashmir.
Police said two persons were killed and two others were rescued after they were trapped in snow in Sinthan Pass in Anantnag district.
The last time Srinagar had recorded the maximum temperature lower than Saturday's was 5.0 degrees Celsius on October 28, 1982.
As winter is barely beginning to set in, parts of Kashmir were seen covered in the season's first snowfall. Srinagar recorded 5.6 degrees Celsius as its minimum temperature, while Pahalgam and Gulmarg recorded 0.3 degrees Celsius and minus 1.5 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for traffic as landslides and shooting stones hit the highway in the Ramban area.
Jammu recorded 20.1, Katra 15.8, Batote 9.1, Banihal 8.0 and Bhaderwah 9.2 as the night's lowest temperature.
Several high reaches in Himachal Pradesh received snowfall and other areas witnessed rains in the last 24 hours, the Meteorological (MeT) Department said on Friday.
Uttarakhand: Fresh spell of snowfall lashed Badrinath temple in the month of April. The entire area is covered with a white sheet of thick snow.
The weather remained dry and partially cloudy in J&K on Sunday but rain and snow is expected in the evening, said the Meteorological (MeT) Department.
Sonamarg is experiencing chilly weather as the region witnessed heavy snowfall in past few days.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Traffic (National Highway Ramban), Parul Bhardwaj said a few hundred vehicles were stranded on the highway between Nashri and Chanderkote since Monday night.
Heavy snowfall broke a prolonged dry spell that lasted over a month in Himachal Pradesh. But it also impeded daily life in Shimla. The city has been blanketed in snow since it received first spell of snowfall on February 04. Snow accumulated on the circular road and made the vehicle movement a tough job. Continuous snowfall hampered the snow-clearing operations on the roads too.
A sprawling, lumbering winter storm walloped the eastern U.S. on Monday, shutting down coronavirus vaccination sites, closing schools, and halting transit as snow piled up from the Appalachians to New England, with the heaviest accumulations yet to come in some places.
Kashmir is currently under the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' -- the 40-day harshest winter period when a cold wave grips the region and the temperature drops considerably leading to the freezing of water bodies including the famous Dal Lake here as well as the water supply lines in several parts of the valley.
Heavy snowfall in Kashmir has affected life, As most surfaces are covered with snow and water reserves at higher elevations are frozen.
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) carried out snow removal process in Eastern Ladakh on January 12. Heavy machinery was used to speed up the clearance process. Snow clearance was done to keep strategic roads and passes open for movement of troops.
The parts of western Himalayan region, which includes the states and territories of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand have been witnessing intense snowfall.
Heavy snowfall for the past four days has thrown life out of gear across the Kashmir region. The Srinagar-Jammu highway continues to remain blocked and flights at Srinagar airport have been cancelled.
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