Cold wave continues in Kashmir, fringes of Dal Lake freezes
13 Jan 2017 9:07 PM IST13 Jan 2017 9:07 PM IST
Leh continued to be the coldest recorded place in J&K as the mercury there settled at a low of minus 14 degrees Celsius.
The cold wave resulted in freezing of some water bodies, including the fringes of the famous Dal Lake, and residential water supply pipes. (Photo: File)- A kingfisher sits after catching a fish from the Dal Lake in Srinagar.
- Tourists enjoy a walk during heavy snow fall along the Dal Lake.
- Kashmir is currently under the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' considered the harshest period of winter, when the chances of snowfall are most frequent and maximum and the temperature drops considerably.
- A vendor removing the shucks from maize along the banks of Dal Lake after heavy snowfall in Srinagar.
- The mercury in Srinagar went down by over a degree from the previous night's minus 5 degrees Celsius to settle at a low of minus 6.3 degrees Celsius.
Cold wave continued unabated in Kashmir with Srinagar experiencing the coldest January night in the last five years as water supply lines and various water bodies, including fringes of the famous Dal Lake froze.
Leh continued to be the coldest recorded place in J&K as the mercury there settled at a low of minus 14 degrees Celsius.
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