As Chilai Kalan ends, Chilai Khurd makes dry entry in Kashmir

By: Owais Gul

Srinagar, Jan 30: The 40-day harshest winter period, Chilai Kalan, has ended in the Valley without any major wet spell, the Chilai Khurd, a 20-day milder winter period, has commenced one a dry not with the weatherman predicting no major activity in the next few days, but also stated that light snowfall and rains are expected in the higher reaches intermittently till February 05.

The chilly weather conditions usually being witnessed in the harshest winter period, could not be witnessed amidst the prolonged dry spell in this Chila-i-Kalan as the day temperatures settled to above normal for the majority of the days.

In the last 29 days of the harshest winter period, Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a deficit rainfall of 87 per cent as against the normal rainfall of 88.2 mm, the Union Territory has recorded a precipitation of just 11.5 mm only.

As the 20-day milder winter period commenced from today, the weather remained almost dry across Jammu and Kashmir.

Meanwhile, the MeT has advised the tourists, travelers and transporters to follow administration and traffic advisory—(KNO)