Gangotri Dham covered in white after heavy snowfall, mercury drops to -3°C
First Published: 12th January, 2023 12:32 IST
The Gangotri Dham of Uttarakhand was shrouded in white after heavy snowfall on Wednesday late night.Even as the popular pilgrimage site, covered in snow, made for a pretty picture, the fresh burst of snow
The Gangotri Dham of Uttarakhand was shrouded in white after heavy snowfall on Wednesday late night.
Even as the popular pilgrimage site, covered in snow, made for a pretty picture, the fresh burst of snow brought with it a biting chill sweeping the lower reaches of the Dham.
The snowfall and the chill dragged the mercury down further to -3 degrees Celsius.
The Met department said the temperature is likely to drop to as low as -9 degrees Celsius in a fresh spell of severe cold that is likely to grip the northern plains in the weekend and over the next week.
Already in the grip of a severe cold spell, there’s more bad news in the offing for North India as vast swathes of the region are likely to experience a drop in temperatures to a minimum of -4 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius in the plains, according to a weather expert.
According to a tweet by the weather expert, the icy, severe chill would be experienced between January 14 and 19 and is likely to peak from January 16 to 18. (ANI)
Also Read : Assam filmmaker Rima Das thrilled with RRR’s ‘Naatu Naatu’ winning Golden Globe trophy
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Assam Rifles DG PC Nair briefs on Manipur situation, FMR and drugs smuggling
05th May 2024Live Nagaland: 7th Assam Rifles observes 33rd anniversary of Operation Dudhi
05th May 2024Live Strongs winds, heavy rain lash Meghalaya
05th May 2024Live Tripura: Shibbari village faces water crisis despite Jal Jeevan Mission efforts
05th May 2024WE RECOMMEND
J-K: IAF soldier injured in terrorist attack in Poonch dies, search operation underway
Security personnel on Sunday morning conducted a search operation following a terrorist attack.
05th May 2024IAF takes delivery of second C295 transport aircraft
In a statement, Airbus Defence and Space said that of the total 56 aircraft ordered by the Indian customer, 16 will be produced by Airbus in Seville, Spain.
04th May 2024Suspense continues over Rahul, Priyanka’s candidatures from Raebareli and Amethi; final decision today
The sources added that along with Congress leaders, its partners in the INDIA bloc also suggested that Rahul contest Amethi.
02nd May 2024Close to 100 schools in Delhi-NCR get bomb threat mails. Who sent the mails? What is the truth?
According to Delhi Police, the bomb threats sent via email to schools originated from Russia, as indicated by the IP address of the email, which was traced back to the domain "mail.ru"
01st May 2024Multiple schools across Delhi-NCR receive bomb threat, students evacuated; Delhi Police begin probe
Bomb detection teams, bomb disposal squads and officials of Delhi Fire Service have been rushed to schools and search operations are underway, a police officer said.
01st May 2024