On Monday, temperatures plunged to minus three degree celsius in the capital city. Cold weather conditions persisted in the valley on Tuesday too, especially during the early hours of the day.
Srinagar, Dec 9 (PTI) Srinagar experienced its coldest night of the season, with the minimum temperature settling below the freezing point at minus 4.6 degrees Celsius, officials said on Saturday. The temperature recorded on Friday night in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir was down more than two notches from the minus 2.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday night, they said.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was blocked due to landslides in Ramban since early morning today following heavy rains. over 3000 vehicles have been stranded at different places. In an unfortunate incident, two Army jawans were washed away in flooded Nallah in Surankote area of district Poonch. , India News, Times Now
"I had imagined the beauty of Kashmir from my childhood . And this place is certainly more beautiful than I imagined," Balarata Patra, a Kolkata resident, told PTI here, 85 kilometres from Srinagar on the highway to Ladakh.