Fresh snow, rain in Jammu and Kashmir |
Fresh rains and snow lashed parts of Jammu and Kashmir, while the upper reaches of the Himalayas received fresh snowfall on November 9. This is for the second time in the last 10 days that the Kashmir Valley has received snowfall in the upper reaches. The rains and snow led to a further drop in temperatures. The fresh snowfall led to the closure of the Mughal Road and the Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri (SSG) roads. Rain lashed different parts of Kashmir causing water-logging at several places. Qazigund recorded a low of 5 degrees Celsius, while tourist resort Pahalgam was 2.9 degrees Celsius, Kupwara 4.7, and Kokernag 4.1 degrees Celsius last night. The MeT office in Srinagar has predicted erratic weather conditions for the next couple of days. “Only after November 11, there is a possibility that the weather could improve,” Met said. The fresh snowfall led to the closure of the Srinagar-Leh national highway due to snowfall at Zojilla Pass. In Jammu, rain coupled with foggy weather conditions disrupted helicopter service to the holy cave shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi in the Trikuta hills of the Reasi district.
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