Kashmir’s harshest winter period ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ begins

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“Kashmir’s harshest winter period ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ began on December 21 with the mercury dropping several notches below the freezing point at many places,” officials said.

“Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.3 degrees Celsius on December 19 night, down from the previous night’s minus 3.7 degrees Celsius,” they said.

“Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 5.8 degrees Celsius,” officials said.

“The famous ski resort of Gulmarg in Baramulla district recorded a low of minus 3.0 degrees Celsius,” the officials said.

Qazigund recorded a low of minus 4.0 degrees Celsius, Kokernag town saw the mercury settle at minus 3.0 degrees Celsius and Kupwara recorded a low of minus 4.0 degrees Celsius. The weatherman has forecast generally dry weather over the next few days in Kashmir.

The drop in temperature has resulted in the freezing of many slow-moving waterbodies. It has also resulted in the freezing of water supply pipes in some areas.