Cold Wave Continues To Grip J&K, IMD Predicts Snowfall At Isolated Places From Today — IN PICS

Cold wave conditions intensified in Kashmir as the mercury fell across the Valley and settled several notches below the freezing point. (PTI Photos)

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A boatman rows his boat in Dal Lake on a cold winter morning, in Srinagar. The city recorded minus 5.6 degree celsius temperature on Wednesday, the second lowest of the season, and the meteorological department has predicted moderate snowfall in the valley in the coming days. (PTI Photo/S. Irfan)

The Meteorological (MeT) Department office has said there is a possibility (with a 70 per cent chance) of intermittent light to moderate snowfall at scattered places from Thursday (evening) to Friday, news agency PTI reported. (PTI Photo/S. Irfan)

The interiors of Dal Lake and several other water bodies in the Kashmir Valley have frozen, PTI reported officials as saying. (PTI Photo/S. Irfan)

Amid cold temperatures, Crises Response Team (CRT) personnel stand guard at Jammu & Kashmir's National Highway, near the spot of the encounter between terrorists and security forces in the Sidhra area, in Jammu. (PTI Photo)

CRT personnel at Jammu & Kashmir's National Highway in Jammu. (PTI Photo)

Although there was brief snowfall in Pahalgam and adjoining areas in south Kashmir, the Valley is going through a dry spell with no major precipitation forecast till the end of December. (PTI Photo/S. Irfan)

Kashmir is currently in the grip of 'Chilla-i-Kalan' — the harshest winter period when a cold wave grips the region and the temperature drops considerably, leading to the freezing of water bodies as well as water supply lines in several parts of the Valley. The 40-day 'Chillai-Kalan' begins on December 21 and ends on January 30. The cold wave continues even after that with a 20-day-long 'Chillai-Khurd' (small cold) and a 10-day-long 'Chillai-Bachha' (baby cold) following it. (PTI Photo)