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Published by: Dushyant Sharma
Updated Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:28 AM IST
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Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed from 8 am to 2 pm on Thursday after ropes fell in Karol area of Ramban. Helicopter service to Mata Vaishno Devi in Katra was stopped due to bad weather in the afternoon.
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The weather has once again changed the mood in Jammu and Kashmir. On Thursday, several parts of the state witnessed a sharp drop in temperature after rain and snowfall in the higher hills. Gulmarg has recorded 4.3 cm of snowfall. While Jammu recorded two mm of rain. According to the Meteorological Center, Srinagar, the weather will remain clear in most parts of the state on March 4 and 5. Gulmarg recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4.4, Srinagar 7 and Jammu 12 degrees Celsius.
Light rain in Himachal amid Yellow Alert
At the same time, amidst the Yellow Alert in Himachal, the capital Shimla remained cloudy on Thursday amid light rain. Light snowfall occurred in many areas of Atal Tunnel Rohtang and Lahaul Spiti on Thursday. Snowflakes have also fallen in the high peaks of Manali including Mountinag, Diyar, Bekhli, Mantalai, Kheerganga and Rashol. Keylong recorded minus 6.6, Manali 4 and Shimla 6.9 degrees Celsius.
On the other hand, there was snowfall in the high altitude areas of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on Thursday. In the afternoon, there was snowfall in the high altitude areas including Badrinath Dham, Hemkund Sahib, Valley of Flowers, Rudranath, Lal Mati, Gaurson Bugyal.