Tourists in Himachal Pradesh rejoiced as the parts of the state received snowfall on Sunday. However, in neighbouring Jammu and Kashmir, the fresh spell of snowfall brought normal life to standstill as the mercury stayed close to the freezing point for the second consecutive day (PICS/PTI)
Updated On: 2025-01-05 10:25 PM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
Tourists walk past vehicles stuck in a traffic jam at Solang Valley, in Kullu district
However, the neighbouring state of Jammu and Kashmir is currently under the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' -- the harshest period of winter -- that began on December 21
Snowfall was witnessed in several areas of Bandipora, Baramulla and Kupwara districts in north Kashmir and some parts of Budgam and Ganderbal districts in central Kashmir in the morning
Srinagar stayed in the grip of an intense cold wave with a maximum temperature of just 1.5 degrees Celsius recorded on Sunday
The mercury has stayed below two degrees Celsius for the past 48 hours as the maximum temperature on Saturday was 1.2 degrees Celsius
