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There is continuous snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Traffic on 340 roads in Himachal has been closed. There is more than two and a half feet of snow in Chitkul, due to which many tourists are stuck.
Srinagar-Leh road is closed due to snowfall in Kashmir. Kashmir University exams have been cancelled. About 1800 vehicles are stuck. At many places including Ganderbal, Sonamarg, Pahalgam, Gund, Baramulla, the temperature has reached minus 10 to 22 degrees.
There was snowfall up to one foot here, due to which about 2 thousand tourists got stuck at different places. Local Kashmiris opened the doors of houses and mosques. They were given a place to stay, blankets and quilts along with hot food items.
There is an orange alert of avalanche (snow collapse) at a height of more than 3 thousand meters in the next 24 hours in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Badrinath National Highway is closed between Pandukeshwar-Badrinath due to snowfall.
10 pictures of snowfall in Kashmir, Himachal and Uttarakhand…
More than a thousand vehicles got stuck in traffic jam in Solang, Manali, Himachal Pradesh.
The number of tourists increased due to snowfall in Shimla. The temperature here has reached minus.
There was a traffic jam in Anantnag of Jammu and Kashmir due to snowfall and increase in the number of tourists.
Snow froze on trees in Baramulla, Kashmir. The water flowing on the waterfall also froze.
Tribal district Lahaul Spiti has been experiencing heavy snowfall since yesterday evening, due to which the district has been cut off from the capital.
Heavy snowfall occurred in Badrinath. The temperature here has reached -7 degrees.
A passenger bus met with an accident due to heavy snowfall in Udhampur. However, no one was injured in the accident.
Several feet of snow accumulated after snowfall in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir.
The picture is of Srinagar. The number of tourists here increases at the end of the year. More tourists are coming here compared to last year.
More than 1 feet of snow accumulated on the road outside Atal Tunnel. Due to this, Atal Tunnel had to be closed.
More than 10cm snowfall in 5 districts of Himachal In Himachal, there has been 14.9 cm fresh snowfall in Kalpa, 14.5 in Kufri, 12 in Pooh, 12 in Murang, 10 in Khadrala, 8.5 in Sangla, 8 in Keylong, 1.6 cm in Kukmaseri. Due to this, the minimum temperature has been recorded 1 to 5 degrees Celsius lower than normal.
Tourists said- Gave us a place in the mosque, will always remember us
- Rajesh Rajput, one of the nine tourists stranded in Doodhpakhri in Kashmir, told Bhaskar that we were stuck in the snowfall for 4 hours. The road was full of snow. Couldn’t drive. As it became evening and the temperature started falling, Anees Ahmed and his family members came and took us along. I will always remember the care he took for us.
- In Gund villages of Kashmir, about 1 thousand tourists are staying in the houses of various local people for two days. Here Jamia Masjid was also opened for tourists. Kavita Moitri, who stayed here with her family, told that we were returning from Sonamarg, when we got stuck in snowfall. People gave us space in the mosque. Then fed hot Tehri. It was memorable.
- Gund resident Sheikh Anees said that it started snowing on Friday afternoon. People who were returning from Sonamarg got stuck. 10 local families came together to help. We reached the tourists. Took them out of the vehicles and brought them home. He was sent to Srinagar on Saturday evening. Tourists are still staying in 15-16 houses in Gund.
Tourists decreased in Ladakh this year, increased in Kashmir 5.25 lakh tourists had reached Ladakh in 2023. In 2024, this figure will come down to 3.75 lakh. According to Ladakh Tourism Department, 2.10 crore tourists came to Jammu and Kashmir in 2023. The number will increase to 2.11 crore in 2024.
How will the weather be in the next 3 days?
December 31: Cold wave will prevail in the states of North India
- Central India will be chilled by the icy wind of the mountains. Temperature will fall in UP, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, MP, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi.
- There are chances of cold wave and dense fog in North India. The wind speed in these states will also be more than 40 kilometers per hour.
January 1: Fog alert in 10 states
- There will be dense fog in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
- There will be alert of severe cold wave in Himachal Pradesh. There will be ground frost condition in Himachal Pradesh.
- Wind will blow at high speed in Tamil Nadu-Puducherry. Lightning may also fall in some districts of these states.
January 2: Snowfall in 3 states, fog in North-East
- There will be dense fog in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura.
- There will be a cold wave in the states of Northern India, due to which the temperature will fall.
- Snowfall will continue in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
Weather news in the states…
Middle State: There will be severe winter and cold wave on New Year; MP will shiver due to icy wind again
The harsh winter season will start again in Madhya Pradesh from the first day of the new year, i.e. from January 1. The entire MP will shiver due to the icy wind. The maximum impact will be visible in Ujjain and Gwalior-Chambal. There will be fog at these places on 30th and 31st December. Read the full news…
Rajasthan: Cold wave and fog alert today; The mercury dropped to 6 degrees in many districts including Jaipur and Ajmer.
With the end of the rainy season, winter has intensified in Rajasthan. In many cities including Jaipur, Sikar, Churu, Ajmer, the minimum night temperature fell to 6 degrees Celsius. Due to fog and cold wave, severe cold was felt on Monday morning. Read the full news…
Himachal Pradesh: Cold wave alert in 5 districts, weather will be pleasant on New Year, snowfall again on January 3
The weather is pleasant after snowfall in Himachal. There will be sunshine on the mountains for 4 days. The weather will remain clear even on New Year. During this period, cold wave will trouble people in the plains of the state. People have been advised to take precautions regarding snowfall. Read the full news…
Uttar Pradesh: Fog in 61 districts, schools closed in Ghaziabad-Meerut; 23 trains late; Lowest temperature in Bulandshahr
The scourge of cold and fog continues in UP. There is dense fog in 61 districts since morning. Visibility has reduced to 50 meters. Due to cold, schools up to 8th in Ghaziabad have been closed till 31 January. Due to fog, 23 trains were delayed by 6 hours in Kanpur on Sunday. Read the full news…
Haryana: Cold will fall on New Year, dense fog in 11 districts, 11 trains cancelled, 14 running late
The north-westerly winds blowing from the mountains have made Haryana shiver with cold. On Sunday, the day temperature remained below 15 degrees Celsius in most of the districts. The night was the coldest in Balsamand and Narnaul of Hisar in the state. The lowest temperatures were recorded in Balsamand, Jind and Bhiwani. Read the full news…