Kashmir’s Dal Lake freezes, but walking on it ‘life-threatening’. See pics
Kashmir’s well-known Dal Lake froze on Thursday because the chilly wave within the valley continued unabated with Srinagar recording the coldest evening in not less than three a long time. Town recorded a low of minus 8.4 levels celsius, which was the coldest temperature within the area within the metropolis in 30 years, an official of the Meteorological division stated. Again in 1995, Srinagar had recorded minus 8.3 levels celsius. In 1991, the temperature fell to minus 11.3 levels celsius. The bottom temperature ever recorded in Srinagar was minus 14.4 levels celsius in 1893.
DO NOT WALK ON FROZEN DAL LAKE
Folks, notably youth and kids try to stroll on the frozen water our bodies together with Dal Lake, but this might be life-threatening. Aamir Ali, Nodal Officer State Emergency Operation Centre, stated that transferring on this skinny layer of ice, notably Dal Lake, may be very dangerous and leads to slips, falls, fractures, and deadly accidents. When the thickness of the ice is lower than 4 inches, it may be very unsafe to stroll or play and the ice can break, leading to drowning, he stated. The officer stated there are various springs inside Dal Lake and the ice may be very skinny at these spots and it is troublesome to identify these areas whereas walking or taking part in on the ice floor. In the meantime, District Justice of the Peace Shahid Choudhary has issued an advisory to dissuade folks from walking, taking part in, or transferring on frozen Dal Lake as it is unsafe, harmful, and doubtlessly life-threatening. Motion might be initiated towards anybody making an attempt to violate these directions, he stated.
A group of SDRF deployed in Srinagar’s Dal Lake at present to interrupt the frozen ice.
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SDRF BREAKS THE ICE
Fast Response Groups (QRTs) of Jammu and Kashmir SDRF and River Police have been deployed in Dal Lake as a precautionary measure. The SDRF groups are breaking the ice frozen on the lake as these on houseboats could not reduce the ice and attain the banks.
A group of SDRF was deployed in Srinagar’s Dal Lake at present to interrupt the ice frozen on Dal Lake. The houseboat folks Couldn’t reduce the ice and are available to the banks at present morning because the layer was thick.@indiatvnews pic.twitter.com/oLsfi4bnM0
— Mir Manzoor (@Mir_indiatv) January 14, 2021
The plunge within the minimal temperature has resulted within the freezing of water provide pipes. Motorists are going through a tricky time as a thick layer of ice has lined a number of roads within the metropolis and elsewhere.
At the moment, below the grip of ‘Chillai-Kalan’, Kashmir is frozen because of the bone-chilling chilly. Chillai Kalan is the 40-day harshest winter interval when a chilly wave grips the area and the temperature drops significantly resulting in the freezing of water our bodies together with the Dal Lake in addition to the water provide traces in a number of elements of the valley.
Srinagar: Frozen Dal Lake after the city obtained recent snowfall, in Srinagar, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Kashmir Valley reeled below extreme chilly after witnessing sub-zero temperatures.
The probabilities of snowfall are essentially the most frequent and most throughout this era and most areas, particularly within the increased reaches, obtain heavy snowfall.
Whereas ‘Chillai-Kalan’ – which started on December 21 — will finish on January 31, the chilly wave continues even after that in Kashmir with a 20-day-long ‘Chillai-Khurd’ (small chilly) and a 10-day-long ‘Chillai-Bachha’ (child chilly).
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Srinagar: A boatman cuts ice to steer his means on the frozen Dal Lake after the city obtained recent snowfall, in Srinagar, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Kashmir Valley reeled below extreme chilly after witnessing sub-zero temperatures.
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