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Indian tourists and locals ski on a slope in Gulmarg, northwest of Srinagar
Kashmir continues to reel under intense cold wave since heavy snowfall earlier this month. The intense cold has resulted in the freezing of water supply lines and water bodies in several areas, including the Dal Lake in the Union Territory. The night temperature continues to settle several degrees below the freezing point, but there was some improvement across the valley, barring the ski-resort of Gulmarg, Sunday night, a MET official said. The minimum temperature at the resort, in north Kashmir s Baramulla district, settled at minus 6.0 degrees Celsius last night, down from minus 4.2 degrees Celsius the night earlier.
SRINAGAR: The District Level Screening Committee cum inter-departmental committee(s) constituted by the District Administration, Srinagar approved an assistance of Rs 38.20 Lakh in cases of houses damaged due to recent heavy snowfall; assistance to affected families, reconstruction aid and also restoration and upgradation of power distribution stations as well as school buildings.
Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Shahid Choudhary chaired the DLSCC meeting.
Sr Superintendent of Police, Srinagar, Addl Deputy Commissioner, Jt Director Planning, Jt Commissioner SMC, District Disaster Management Officer, Superintending Engineers of KPDCL, PHE, PWD, district officers and Tehsildars and other members attended the meeting.
An amount of Rs 40.23 Lakh was sanctioned in cases of houses damaged due to heavy snowfall which included 09 houses fully damaged, 6 houses partially damaged, 7 sheds and a number of roof-tops damaged during the heavy snowfall. Amount was released to respective Tehsils
SRINAGAR: Cold wave conditions continued in the Kashmir Valley on Sunday as minimum temperatures remained below the freezing point. An official from MeT department said, “a western disturbance most likely to affect J&K and Kargil district of Ladakh during January 22 (Evening) to January 25 (Fo.
An early morning view of Srinagar city on Saturday, January 16, 2020. KL Image by Bilal Bahadur
“Morning fog and mist enveloped the plains of Jammu and Kashmir today morning. No significant change likely during the next 5 days,” an official of the local meteorological (MET) department said.
The cold wave has resulted in the freezing of some water bodies, including Dal Lake, leading to blocking of water supply pipes in many areas of the city and other towns of the Valley.
Kashmir is currently in the grip of ‘Chilai Kalan’ the harshest period of winter when temperatures drop considerably.
The Qazigund in south Kashmir was the coldest place in Kashmir with a low of minus 10.0 degrees Celsius.
As snowfall disrupted flight operations and vehicular traffic in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir, one determined Amazon delivery executive was seen riding a horse to drop off orders.