Dal lake freezes as cold conditions aggravate in J-K

The mercury continued to show downward trend in the state with Leh in Ladakh region recording a minimum of minus 18.6 degree C,met office said.

Pahalgam hill resort in south Kashmir continued to be the coldest place in the valley with a low of minus 6.9 degree Celsius.

Srinagar,the summer capital of the state,recorded a low of minus 4.8 degrees as against Friday’s minus 4.6 degree Celsius. Qazigund registered a minimum of minus 5.5,followed by Kupwara minus 4.8 and Kokernag minus 2.8 degrees.

In Jammu region,the highest night temperature of 7.0 was recorded in Batote,followed by Katra (5.9),Jammu (4.5),Banihal (4.0) and Bhaderwah (1.5).