Heavy snowfall in Kashmir

Kashmir Valley reeled under severe cold wave due to heavy snowfall which lead to cancellation of flights.

Kashmir Valley reeled under severe cold wave due to heavy snowfall which lead to cancellation of several flights.

Flights,which were scheduled to arrive at the Srinagar International Aiport early morning,were cancelled due to snow,but authorities were hopeful that air traffic would resume in the afternoon with improvement in weather conditions.

In terms of temperatures,Gulmarg,which saw more than 14 inches of snow since last night,was the coldest place in the Valley with a minimum temperature of minus 7.5 degrees Celsius.

It received snowfall equivalent to 23.8mm rainfall,a MeT official said.

Srinagar,which was covered with a thin layer of fresh snow this morning,received snowfall and rainfall of 16.6 mm and recorded the minimum of minus 0.1 degrees Celsius,he said.

South Kashmir’s tourist resort of Pahalgam,which also received snowfall overnight,recorded 23.4 mm rainfall.

The gateway town to Kashmir valley,Qazigund,received 27.9 mm rainfall and north Kashmir’s frontier town of Kupwara recorded 33.5 mm rainfall,he said.

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Leh town in the remote Ladakh region recorded night temperature of minus 7.4 degrees Celsius,he added.

Night temperatures have improved in the Valley with Chillai Kalaan,or the 40-day harsh winter period,ending on the last day of January.

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