WINTER’S TEASE | Less snowfall amid high expectations leaves Gurez residents disappointed

Bandipora, Jan 13: With the weather turning overcast on Friday night, locals in north Kashmir’s Gurez Valley felt jubilant that the protracted dry spell was finally coming to an end.

On Saturday, villagers in Dawar, the centrally located tehsil of Gurez, woke up in excitement, anticipating snowfall given the weatherman’s forecast.

“When I opened my eyes, I peeked out the window to check whether Gurez had witnessed snowfall,” Shabir Ahmad Lone, a resident of Dawar said.

However, he was left disappointed as there were no traces of snowfall.

In a nearby village, Bashir Ahmad, a medical professional, too anticipating snow but when he walked out for Fajr prayers and saw no snow, he too returned disappointed.

When he was back home, Ahmad rang his friend in the Kilshay area of Tulail to check if they had any snow.

Given the place’s elevation, the area receives sufficient snowfall in the winter.

Ahmad was happy to know that the area had received very little snowfall.

“It was just too little,” Shadaab Kaloo of Kilshay said.

Jurniyal village in Tulail also received very little snowfall.