Watch ground report from Betaab Valley, J&K

Icy cold winds blowing from the snow-clad mountains brought down the temperatures to minus 17.3 in Drass town on Sunday as the cold wave intensified in the Kashmir Valley.

There will no relief from the intense weather for the next five days, the Met said.

The Kashmir Valley is passing through the 40-day long period of harsh winter 'Chillai Kalan' which will end on January 30.