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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">A moderate rise in temperatures today did not translate into any great relief from the cold in northern India where fresh snowfall led to the closure of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway and prompted authorities to issue an avalanche warning in Himachal Pradesh.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(105, 105, 105); font-family:arial; font-size:11px; line-height:1.6em">Higher up, about three inches of snow had accumulated around Jawahar Tunnel the gateway to Kashmir Valley as snowfall led to the suspension of traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, the only all-weather road link between Kashmir and the rest of the country.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">&ldquo;The highway was closed to traffic at around 2 P.M. after heavy snowfall between Qazigund and Banihal rendered the arterial road unsafe,&rdquo; a traffic spokesman told, adding that dozens of Jammu bound passenger and heavy vehicles had been left stranded as a result.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The weatherman has predicted moderate to heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir due to a fresh western disturbance between January 8 and January 10.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Kashmir Valley today, meanwhile, saw temperatures headed upwards under overcast conditions.&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(105, 105, 105); font-family:arial; font-size:11px; line-height:1.6em">Srinagar recorded a minimum of -1.7 degrees Celsius as against -3.3 degrees the previous night while the mercury in Pahalgam jumped by over eight degrees from the -14.7 degrees recorded there the night before to settle at -6.2 degrees.&nbsp;</span><span style="color:rgb(105, 105, 105); font-family:arial; font-size:11px; line-height:1.6em">Kargil town saw the mercury rising by over six notches to settle at a low of -12.4 degrees as compared to -19 degrees recorded there yesterday.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">An avalanche threat loomed large over the high&nbsp;altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh as the cold wave continued to trouble the state despite a marginal rise in temperatures.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The high reaches of Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur, Pangi and Bharmaur, Rohtang Pass and Churdhar and Dhauladhar range have experienced intermittent snowfall since morning.&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(105, 105, 105); font-family:arial; font-size:11px; line-height:1.6em">Manali SDM Vinay Dhiman has warned the people living in high altitude areas against venturing out during daytime given the avalanche threat.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Manali and Dalhousie received mild snowfall while Rohtang Pass recorded fresh deposits of 60cm.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Biting cold conditions persisted in the region even as the minimum increased by a few notches.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(105, 105, 105); font-family:arial; font-size:11px; line-height:1.6em">Source-On Request</span></p>