The higher reaches of Kashmir witnessed snowfall and the plains rain on Sunday (December 21, 2025) as 'Chillai-Kalan' (big cold), the 40-day harshest winter period, brought much-needed respite for the people of the Valley after a prolonged dry spell.
Snowfall was reported from the Gulmarg tourist resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, where nearly two inches of snow has accumulated, officials said in Srinagar.
In the tourist resort of Sonamarg on the Srinagar-Kargil highway, snowfall began early Sunday (December 21) morning and was going on till the last reports were received, the officials said.
Sadhna Top, the pass connecting the Tangdhar sector along the Line of Control to the main Kashmir Valley, received moderate snowfall with six inches of snow accumulating since Saturday (December 20) night.
Light rainfall began in Srinagar and elsewhere in the Valley overnight and was going on intermittently, the officials said.
