Heavy snowfall expected in Japan
Tokyo's 23 wards are expected to see 5 cm of snowfall during the same period, the JMA added.
Tokyo's 23 wards are expected to see 5 cm of snowfall during the same period, the JMA added.
The tourist spots of Gulmarg and Pahalgam in Kashmir and Bhaderwah and Patnitop in Jammu were covered under thick snow.
Ahead of the opening of one of the country's holiest pilgrimage sites, the abode of Lord Shiva was decorated with 20 quintals of flowers.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for the heavy snowfall on the Kedarnath Dham route.
Disaster Management Authority official Surendra Singh Rawat said: "The trek route to the temple has been blocked for traffic due to rain and heavy snowfall near Bhairav glacier."
There have been widespread rain and snowfall in the last 24 hours, as a result of which cold wave conditions have intensified in the state.
District administration have set up helplines to help prevent any untoward incident due to the heavy snowfall.
The temperature at Kedarnath has dipped to minus 13 degree Celsius, the coldest of the season.
While heavy snowfall during the last 24 hours gave the valley a picturesque look, it snapped the region’s connectivity with other parts of the country.
Taking stock of damage caused due to the early snowfall in Jammu-Kashmir, Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday ordered the authorities to restore essential services, including electric supply and road network, immediately.
