Fresh snowfall in Kashmir

Girls sharing umbrella passing behind security forces, who are standing guard on Amira Kadal bridge despite snowfall which disrupted normal life in Valley on Wednesday. (UNI)
Girls sharing umbrella passing behind security forces, who are standing guard on Amira Kadal bridge despite snowfall which disrupted normal life in Valley on Wednesday. (UNI)

SRINAGAR:Kashmir witnessed fresh snowfall on Tuesday even as the cold wave in the valley further subsided, an official of the MET department said.

While there was heavy snowfall in upper reaches of the valley, the plains received light snowfall.

The minimum in Srinagar settled at minus 0.6 degrees Celsius, same as last night,  he said.

Qazigund – the gateway town to the valley in south Kashmir – registered a minimum temperature of minus 0.6 degrees Celsius.

The night temperature in Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir settled at a low of minus 3.8 degrees Celsius.

Gulmarg in north Kashmir was the coldest place in Kashmir, recording a low of minus 8 degrees Celsius.

The night temperature in Kokernag, in south, settled at a low of minus 1.3 degrees Celsius while Kupwara recorded minus 2.2 degrees Celsius,  he added.  (AGENCIES)

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