Higher reaches of Kashmir receive season's first snowfall

Higher reaches of Kashmir including Gulmarg and Sonamarg tourist resorts received first snowfall of the season while the plains were lashed by rain, bringing down the mercury by more than 10 degrees Celsius. This was the first snowfall in the inhabited areas of the valley yesterday. The downpour in the plains has



significantly brought down the temperature in the city. 

The winter chill has set in early this year in Kashmir as the maximum temperature during the last couple of days has settled a couple of degrees below normal for this time of the season.