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Fresh snowfall in Gulmarg, light rains lash plains in J&K

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Fresh snowfall in Gulmarg, light rains lash plains in J&K

Srinagar, Mar 2 (GNS): Upper reaches including Gulmarg received light snowfall while rains lashed plains in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. The weather department has forecast intermittent snowfall on higher reaches and light rain in plains during the next 24 hours in J&K.

A meteorological department official here told GNS that in last 24 hours till 0830 hours, Srinagar received 2.9mm of rain, Pahalgam 9.2mm, Kupwara 4.9mm, Jammu traces, Banihal 5.4mm and Bhaderwah 6.8mm while Gulmarg received 2.5cm of snowfall.

Regarding temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 7.0°C against 6.4°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 4.8°C for the summer capital.

Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 5.5°C against 5.0°C on the previous night and it was 4.6°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir.

Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 2.4°C against 0.6°C on the previous night and it was 4.7°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

Kokernag recorded a low of 5.0°C against 3.4°C on the previous night and it was 4.1°C above normal for the place, the officials said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 0.6°C against minus 2.0°C on the previous night and it was 3.9°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.

In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 5.1°C against 4.2°C on the previous night and it was 6.1°C above normal for the north Kashmir area.

See also  *Of 177 Central Forces Personnel, 73 lost lives in J&K in 3 years: MHA in Rajya Sabha* Srinagar, Dec 21: Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that out of 177 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel, who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty from 2019 to 2021, 73 lost their lives in Jammu and Kashmir. In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, minister, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) 177 CAPFs personnel have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty in the last three years. He said out of these maximum 73 personnel lost their lives in J&K, followed by 27 in Chhattisgarh. Among the 73, he said 49 were from CRPF, one from SSB, who were killed in 2019z He said 20 including a BSF trooper were killed in 2020 and 3 CRPF personnel were killed in 2021–(KNO)

Jammu recorded a low of 15.5°C against 14.2°C on the previous night. It was 3.2°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.

Banihal, he said, recorded a low of 6.3°C (above normal by 3.3°C), Batote 7.7°C (above normal by 1.9°C), Katra 14.6°C (4.1°C above normal) and Bhadarwah 6.8°C (4.7°C above normal).

Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 3.4°C respectively, the official added. (GNS)

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