Higher reaches of Kashmir receive fresh snow as wet spell persists in Valley

SRINAGAR: (Mar 18) A few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, while rain lashed most parts of the Valley on Wednesday, leading to a drop in temperature, officials said.

Reports of fresh snowfall were received from Pir Ki Gali along the Mughal Road in Shopian district, and from Sonamarg, even as most mountains in the Valley remained covered by layers of snow.

The higher reaches of the Valley have been receiving intermittent snow since Sunday.