Photos: Northern India freezes with first snow of the season
Updated On Dec 14, 2017 10:36 AM IST
The season’s first snowfall greeted northern India this week bringing sharp dips to temperatures in the hills, while the plains saw respite with showers and relative temperature drops. Several areas in the Jammu and Kashmir region plunged to sub-zero, experiencing dense fog, roadblocks and landslides.
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Children walk on a snow covered foot-bridge after snowfall in the interiors of Dal Lake, Srinagar. Over a month-long dry spell in Jammu and Kashmir ended Monday with the higher reaches receiving snowfall while the plains were lashed by rains, dropping temperatures at most places across Kashmir and Ladakh regions. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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A snow cutter machine cleans out the Gulmarg-Tangmarg highway in Srinagar. Minimum temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region remained below freezing point on Wednesday and the ski resort of Gulmarg recorded the coldest temperature at minus 9.8. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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A car drives past the scenic beauty of Gulmarg-Tangmarg road. The nearly 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the only all weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, remained closed for the third consecutive day on Wednesday due to multiple landslides in Ramban district, a traffic official said. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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The season’s first snowfall left a pristine sheen over Khajjiar in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. Even as snow eluded Himachal Pradesh’s capital Shimla on Tuesday, the picturesque tourist town of Manali experienced mild snow. (HT Photo)
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Snowfall was also recorded in Bharmaur in Chamba district, Solang Valley in Manali district and Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti district. People walk through fresh snow at Khajjiar road, Dalhousie in Chamba district. (HT Photo)
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Residents in Srinagar were happy to see snow blanketing the landscape in the morning. “This is Kashmir. Without snow the landscape looks orphaned,” said Nisar Hussain, a retired chief engineer who lives in Gogjibagh. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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Mandi hills in Himachal Pradesh were also wrapped in fresh snow lending sharp contrast to the lower regions. The high-altitude tribal areas, mountain passes, ranges and other higher hills experienced heavy snowfall, mid and lower areas received widespread rains. (Birbal Sharma / HT Photo)
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People cross the Dal through a snow covered foot-bridge in Srinagar. Snowfall in Gulmarg has brightened the prospects of winter sports at its famous ski resort. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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Vehicles were stuck in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh after the snowfall on Tuesday. The rain and snowfall disrupted normal life and about 20 roads including link roads were closed in Rohroo and Rampur areas in Shimla district. (HT Photo)
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