Snow brings cheer, breaks five month long dry spell

The five-month-long dry spell in Kashmir, the longest in four decades, ended today as high altitude areas, including Gulmarg, experienced snow while most of the plains were lashed by rains, providing the much-needed relief to people from the intense cold as mercury rose by several degrees due to cloud cover. The snowfall was received in several districts and tourist resorts of Kashmir and is likely to continue over the next several days. Officials at the Srinagar Meteorological Centre said snow was received in south Kashmir’s Shopian and Kulgam districts, Pahalgam…

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