In Pictures: Parts of Dal Lake Freeze as Cold Wave Sweeps Kashmir
Srinagar recorded the season's coldest night on Tuesday as a cold wave continues to grip Kashmir. Mercury dropped to minus 5.3 degrees Celsius in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, days after recording a low of minus 4.8 degrees Celsius on Monday.
The harsh winter period also sees water bodies in Kashmir, including the iconic Dal Lake, freeze and even water in pipelines turns to ice. Snowfall become frequent with higher reaches receiving heavy snow.
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Parts of Dal Lake in Srinagar freeze as a cold wave sweeps Jammu and Kashmir with temperatures plummeting to minus 5.3 degree celsius in the summer capital. Photography by Mubashir Khan for Greater Kashmir
The weather office has said that the region will experience dry but generally cloudy weather till December 16, just before the beginning of ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’
The harsh winter period also sees water bodies in Kashmir, including the iconic Dal Lake, freeze and even water in pipelines turns to ice. Snowfall become frequent with higher reaches receiving heavy snow.
Parts of Dal Lake in Srinagar freeze as a cold wave sweeps Jammu and Kashmir with temperatures plummeting to minus 5.3 degree celsius in the summer capital. Photography by Mubashir Khan for Greater Kashmir
The weather office has said that the region will experience dry but generally cloudy weather till December 16, just before the beginning of ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’
The harsh winter period also sees water bodies in Kashmir, including the iconic Dal Lake, freeze and even water in pipelines turns to ice. Snowfall become frequent with higher reaches receiving heavy snow.
Parts of Dal Lake in Srinagar freeze as a cold wave sweeps Jammu and Kashmir with temperatures plummeting to minus 5.3 degree celsius in the summer capital. Photography by Mubashir Khan for Greater Kashmir
