The first snowfall of the season has occurred in the Vaishno Devi temple areas of Jammu and Kashmir. A blanket of snow was seen in the Vaishno Devi temple complex. A spectular sight of the temple shrouded in snow, glowing in the darkness of night was captivating for the devotees.
This year there has been snowfall in Mata's court on the first day of the season. Due to which the devotees who reached there got to see the beautiful sight. A blanket of snow was seen in the Vaishno Devi temple complex. A video of this has also surfaced which is becoming increasingly viral on social media.
This time the severe cold record has been broken in the plains of North India, the rain has started here and snowfall has started in the mountains. Today, the Vaishno-Devi temple area of Jammu and Kashmir also received the first snowfall of the season. Apart from this, continuous snowfall is continuing in the upper areas like Gulmarg and Sonmarg since Sunday. Even today, a fresh video of snowfall has surfaced from Gulmarg. There is a similar scene in areas like Sonamarg and Pahalgam.
Snowfall started in Srinagar also, snowfall started in the upper areas of Kashmir since last week, but today snow fell for the first time in the season in Srinagar. White sheets of snow can be seen along the roads of Srinagar. The first snowfall of the season also occurred in many areas of Uttarakhand. It rained overnight in many areas. It rained overnight in Dehradun and Haridwar while heavy snowfall was seen in the higher reaches. Chamoli, Dhanaulti of Tehri district, Munsiyari of Pithoragarh, Chakrata of Dehradun district, Kapkot of Bageshwar district received heavy snowfall. IMD had predicted heavy snowfall in the higher reaches of Uttarakhand on January 31 and February 1. IMD has also predicted that due to re-activation of western disturbance, there may be normal average rainfall in the month of February.