“Kashmir’s harshest winter period ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ began on December 21 with the mercury dropping several notches below the freezing point at many places,” officials said.
“Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.3 degrees Celsius on December 19 night, down from the previous night’s minus 3.7 degrees Celsius,” they said.
