SrinagarThe Kashmir region shivered under intense cold conditions with the ski resort of Gulmarg recording the coldest December night in a decade at minus 10 degrees Celsius.
The night temperature dipped at most places in the Kashmir division. Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 10 degrees Celsius, an official of the Meteorological department said.
He said it was the coldest December night in the last 10 years in the town, which had recorded a low of minus 10.1 degrees Celsius on the night of December 15, 2007.
Kargil was the coldest place in the state at minus 10.2 degrees Celsius.
The weatherman said Pahalgam registered a minimum of minus 7.1 degrees Celsius.
It was the lowest night temperature of the season in Pahalgam and the coldest December night in the last two years.
It said Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 0.1 degree Celsius last night.
The mercury in Qazigund in south Kashmir settled at minus 1.8 degrees Celsius, while Kokernag town recorded a minimum of minus 3.4 degrees Celsius.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir had a low of minus 1.1 degrees Celsius, the official said.
He said Leh town in the Ladakh region quivered at minus 5.7 degrees Celsius.
According to the local MeT office, mainly dry weather will prevail in the state over the next few days.
One Way Traffic on Srinagar-Jammu Highway
Only one-way traffic will continue to ply till further orders on the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country.
Today traffic will ply from Srinagar to Jammu and no vehicle, including those of security forces, would be allowed from opposite direction, a traffic police official said on Friday.
However, the historic Mughal road and highway, linking Ladakh with Kashmir remained close.
Traffic on the Kashmir highway was suspended on Monday afternoon following snowfall on this side of the Jawahar tunnel and landslides, triggered by rain, between Ramban and Ramsu.
One-way traffic was restored only yesterday and all vehicles stranded on other side of the Jawahar tunnel and other places were cleared yesterday. Today vehicles, mostly empty trucks, oil tankers and carrying fruits, left for Jammu this morning.
No vehicle will be allowed from opposite direction as the road is still very narrow and damaged at some places where only one-way vehicle could pass. This measure has been taken to avoid any traffic jam and accident besides allow repair and widening of the road.
Traffic on the 86-km-long Mughal road, connecting Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region remained closed for the fifth day today as about three to four feet of snow had accumulated at several places.
Officials said that sophisticated machines were pressed into service and snow was cleared on the road from Shopian to Heerpora on this side of the Pir-ki-Gali. (agencies)
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