Cold wave continues in Kashmir, fringes of Dal Lake freezes

Leh continued to be the coldest recorded place in J&K as the mercury there settled at a low of minus 14 degrees Celsius.

Update: 2017-01-13 15:37 GMT

The cold wave resulted in freezing of some water bodies, including the fringes of the famous Dal Lake, and residential water supply pipes. (Photo: File)

A kingfisher sits after catching a fish from the Dal Lake in Srinagar.

Tourists enjoy a walk during heavy snow fall along the Dal Lake.

Kashmir is currently under the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' considered the harshest period of winter, when the chances of snowfall are most frequent and maximum and the temperature drops considerably.

A vendor removing the shucks from maize along the banks of Dal Lake after heavy snowfall in Srinagar.

The mercury in Srinagar went down by over a degree from the previous night's minus 5 degrees Celsius to settle at a low of minus 6.3 degrees Celsius.

Leh continued to be the coldest recorded place in J&K as the mercury there settled at a low of minus 14 degrees Celsius.

Cold wave continues in Kashmir, fringes of Dal Lake freezes

Leh continued to be the coldest recorded place in J&K as the mercury there settled at a low of minus 14 degrees Celsius.

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