Cold tightens its grip over Kashmir Valley

Intermittent snowfall continued in the upper reaches of the Kashmir Valley even as the mercury across the region plummeted by several degrees, intensifying the cold wave today. The fresh snowfall prompted the authorities to issue a medium danger avalanche warning for high altitude areas, while snow clearance operation has been started to restore snapped road links and provide basic amenities like power and water to the people, officials said. The reports of intermittent snowfall continued from the upper reaches but the plains, including Srinagar which received light snowfall last evening,…

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