Kashmir reels under cold wave conditions

Cold wave conditions

Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4.3 degrees Celsius on Sunday night, up from minus 5.6 degrees Celsius noted the previous night

PTI

Cold wave conditions

Qazigund recorded a low of minus 4.2 degrees Celsius, while the ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir noted a minimum temperature of 4 degrees Celsius

PTI

Cold wave conditions

Pahalgam, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 5.3 degrees Celsius

PTI

Cold wave conditions

Kashmir is currently under the grip of "Chilla-i-Kalan", a 40-day harsh winter period, when a cold wave sweeps the region and temperatures drop considerably

AFP

Cold wave conditions

The chances of snowfall are the highest during this period and most areas, particularly the higher reaches, receive heavy snowfall

AFP