Kashmir’s Dal Lake freezes, however strolling on it ‘life-threatening’. See pics

Image Source : INDIA TV Kashmir’s Dal Lake freezes, however strolling 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 at the very least three a long time. The metropolis 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 mentioned. Back in 1995, Srinagar had recorded minus 8.3 levels celsius. In 1991, the temperature fell to minus 11.3 levels celsius. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Srinagar was minus 14.4 levels celsius in 1893. 

DO NOT WALK ON FROZEN DAL LAKE

People, notably youth and kids try and stroll on the frozen water our bodies together with Dal Lake, however this may very well be life-threatening. Aamir Ali, Nodal Officer State Emergency Operation Centre, mentioned that transferring on this skinny layer of ice, notably Dal Lake, may be very dangerous and ends in slips, falls, fractures, and deadly accidents. When the thickness of the ice is lower than 4 inches, it is extremely unsafe to stroll or play and the ice can break, leading to drowning, he mentioned. The officer mentioned there are numerous springs inside Dal Lake and the ice may be very skinny at these spots and it’s tough to identify these places whereas strolling or taking part in on the ice floor. Meanwhile, District Magistrate Shahid Choudhary has issued an advisory to dissuade folks from strolling, taking part in, or transferring on frozen Dal Lake as it’s unsafe, harmful, and doubtlessly life-threatening. Action might be initiated towards anybody attempting to violate these directions, he mentioned.

Image Source : INDIA TVA group of SDRF deployed in Srinagar’s Dal Lake right this moment to interrupt the frozen ice. 

READ MORE: After 25 years, Srinagar data minus 8.4 levels at evening

SDRF BREAKS THE ICE

Quick Response Teams (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 right this moment to interrupt the ice frozen on Dal Lake. The houseboat folks Couldn’t reduce the ice and are available to the banks right this moment 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 coated a number of roads within the metropolis and elsewhere. 

Currently, underneath the grip of ‘Chillai-Kalan’, Kashmir is frozen as a result of 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 strains in a number of components of the valley.

Image Source : PTISrinagar: Frozen Dal Lake after the city obtained recent snowfall, in Srinagar, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Kashmir Valley reeled underneath 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 greater reaches, obtain heavy snowfall.

While ‘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).

READ MORE: North shivers as Srinagar data lowest temperature in 8 years; no reduction for few extra days

Image Source : PTISrinagar: A boatman cuts ice to steer his approach on the frozen Dal Lake after the city obtained recent snowfall, in Srinagar, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Kashmir Valley reeled underneath extreme chilly after witnessing sub-zero temperatures.

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