Srinagar (NVI): With frozen water bodies and mountain streams, several parts in Jammu and Kashmir shiver under sub-zero temperatures as the 40-day harshest winter period -‘Chillai Kalan’- sets in.
The season’s coldest night was recorded in Kashmir as the temperature dipped to -6.8 degrees in Srinagar and -15 degrees at tourist resort Gulmarg.
With the further dip in night temperatures across Kashmir valley, the upper reaches wore an ice age look.
Meanwhile, most of the areas in Kashmir are facing a water crisis as the supply pipes froze last night.
However, despite extreme cold wave conditions, several tourists arrived at Gulmarg which is covered in snow and ice.
Interestingly, the world-famous winter tourist resort of Gulmarg has opened after over a year, as it was closed down after abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, and again in February 2020 at the time of COVID-19 outbreak. The tourist destination is now witnessing a good flow of domestic tourists.
-ARK
