In Jammu & Kashmir, the MeT department has predicted the weather is likely to improve today afternoon across the Kashmir region. The fresh snowfall has added to the intensity of the cold wave across the Kashmir region impacting normal life. The minimum temperature in Srinagar was recorded as 0.8 degrees Celsius. The Kashmir region is currently reeling under the 40-day harshest winter period “Chillai Kalan” since December 21 last year.
Yesterday, most parts of Kashmir including Srinagar city, received a fresh spell of snowfall and the mercury stays close to the freezing point in the summer capital for the 3rd consecutive day. Since early morning, the authorities have mobilised men and machinery in all hilly and border areas to clear accumulated snow from the main and link roads across the Kashmir region.
The Administration has established district-level Emergency Control Rooms to tackle any kind of contingency across the Kashmir region and in vulnerable areas in the Pir Panjal and Chenab Valley parts of the Jammu Division.
