These snowfall pictures from Kashmir will make you fall in love with the place all over again
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: January 13, 2021 09:00 PM2021-01-13T21:00:00+5:302021-01-13T21:00:00+5:30
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Most of the plain areas in Kashmir experienced the season’s first snowfall in November last year and some of the pics have now gone viral on the web.
The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg, in north Kashmir, recorded four inches of fresh snowfall during the night, while Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir, recorded 10 cm of snow
The fresh snowfall had forced the closure of Srinagar-Leh road as well as Mughal road
Post the snowfall, social media was flooded with beautiful pictures of the snow-covered valley
Using hashtag #Snowfall and #Kashmir many residents shared pictures online.
Many areas, including Marog, Magerkote and Panthiyal, also witnessed heavy landslides due to the heavy snowfall.
Snowfall in Kashmir brings hope of revival for tourism in the area which has been severely hit for most of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic
Snowfall in Kashmir provides providing much-needed relief from the intense cold as the mercury rose due to cloud cover.
The MeT office had issued an ‘Orange’ weather warning for the higher reaches of J&K and Sonmarg -Zojila axis on the Srinagar-Leh road after the heavy snowfall.
