Amid snow, rain, weather office issues orange alert in J&K

Srinagar : Amid season’s first snowfall in the higher reaches and rain in plains, the weatherman on Monday issued an orange alert for Jammu and Kashmir, predicting intermittent spells of light to moderate rain and snow across the region.

According to details available with news agency the Meteorological Department said that generally cloudy weather is expected today with possibility of intermittent spells of light to moderate rain, thunder and gusty winds (light to moderate snow over higher reaches) at most places of J&K.

It added that there is possibility of heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places of Jammu division and moderate to heavy rain over isolated places of Kashmir.

“Light to moderate rain (light snow over higher reaches) is expected till forenoon or afternoon and improvement thereafter. “On October 8, a brief spell of light rain is expected at few places. Generally dry weather is expected from October 9 to October 16,” it said.

The Weather Office also advised the farmers to suspend all activities between October 6 and 7. “There is a possibility of landslides, shooting stones at vulnerable places with a possibility of light to moderate snow over higher reaches of Kashmir, Chenab valley and Pir Panjal range and possibility of moderate to heavy snow over few higher reaches of South Kashmir and Chenab Valley,” it said.

Meanwhile, higher reaches like Gulmarg, Sinthan Top, Sadhna Pass, Razdan Top received season’s first snowfall this morning while plains, including Srinagar, experienced rainfall since late last night—(KNO)