Kashmir has been covered by a blanket of snow bringing smiles on the faces of people.
Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Saturday received the season's first snowfall as cold wave like conditions gripped the Valley due to continuous downpour.
The snowfall, which began in the higher reaches of the Valley on Thursday, has considerably brought down the maximum temperature in Kashmir. All weather stations across the Valley Friday witnessed a drop of around 10 degrees Celsius from the normal day temperatures for this time of the year.
Kashmir has been covered by a blanket of snow bringing smiles on the faces of people.
Fresh snowfall also has created quite a buzz among the netizens on the social networking sites with people greeting friends in traditional Kashmir style.
#WATCH Jammu & Kashmir's Srinagar receives first snowfall of the season pic.twitter.com/cgsRWfy3PB
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Over 300 passengers, including dozens of security personnel, were rescued Saturday night after they were caught in heavy snowfall near the Jawahar tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, police said.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Ramban) Anita Sharma said the 270-km highway, connecting Kashmir with rest of the country, was closed for traffic tonight after heavy snowfall and multiple landslides rendered it unsafe.
"A rescue operation was launched after information was received that a large number of passenger vehicles were stranded in avalanche prone areas on the other side of the Jawahar tunnel," Sharma told PTI.
She said so far about 300 Jammu-bound passengers have been rescued from the Kashmir side of the Jawahar tunnel and the Verinag Zing area, where more than one feet of snow had accumulated on the ground
Here's some images from Srinagar' first snowfall of the season...
(From PTI inputs)
1. A homeless man during Snowfall
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A homeless man adjusts his blanket as he walks during the season''s first snow fall in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. Snowfall in the Indian portion of Kashmir has disrupted power supply, air traffic, and road traffic between Srinagar and Jammu, the summer and winter capitals of India''s Jammu-Kashmir state, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
2. Season's first Snowfall
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People move during season''s first snowfall in Srinagar, Saturday, Nov 3, 2018. ( PTI Photo/S Irfan)
3. An autodriver during season's first snowfall
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An autorickshaw driver looks out from the snow-covered windshield in during the season''s first snowfall in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. Snowfall in the Indian portion of Kashmir has disrupted power supply, air traffic and road traffic between Srinagar and Jammu, the summer and winter capitals of India''s Jammu-Kashmir state, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
4. Dal Lake during season's first snowfall
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A view of the Dal Lake during season''s first Snowfall in Srinagar. (PTI Photo/S Irfan)
5. Locals enjoying season's first snowfall
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Kashmiri Muslim walks during the season''s first snow fall in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. Snowfall in the Indian portion of Kashmir has disrupted power supply, air traffic, and road traffic between Srinagar and Jammu, the summer and winter capitals of India''s Jammu-Kashmir state, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
6. Season's first snowfall
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A man walks along a road during the season''s first snowfall in Srinagar. (REUTERS/Danish Ismail)
7. Tourists during season's first snowfall
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Vehicles move during season''s first snowfall in Srinagar, Saturday, Nov 3, 2018.
8. Locals during season's first snowfall
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Kashmiri men push a handcart during the season''s first snowfall in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Snowfall in the Indian portion of Kashmir has disrupted power supply, air traffic, and road traffic between Srinagar and Jammu, the summer and winter capitals of India''s Jammu-Kashmir state, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
