Kashmir continues to be in grip of cold wave

Kashmir division continues to be in the grip of unabated cold wave.

Kashmir division continues to be in the grip of unabated cold wave as Kargil town in Ladakh region was the coldest place with a minimum temperature of minus 16 degrees Celsius.

In Leh town,the mercury plunged by 2.5 degrees to settle at a low of minus 11.4 degrees Celsius,an official of the MeT department said.

Srinagar city,the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir,recorded a minimum of minus 5.3 degrees Celsius,0.9 notch less than yesterday.

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The skiing resort of Gulmarg was the coldest place in the Valley recording a minimum of minus 10.5 degrees Celsius.

Pahalgam resort in south Kashmir registered a drop of four notches to settle at minus of 10.2 degrees Celsius.

Qazigund,the gateway town to kashmir,was freezing at minus 8.0 degrees Celsius,while night temperature in Kokernag and Kupwara towns hovered around minus 5.7 degrees Celsius.

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