January 27 (Gulistan News TV) : An Intense cold wave again gripped Kashmir on Monday as the minimum temperature dropped several notches below the freezing point while pleasant weather continued in the plains of J&K’s Jammu division.The Meteorological (MeT) department officials said that the minimum temperature was minus 5.5 degrees Celsius in Srinagar city while it was minus 5.2 in Gulmarg and minus 6.4 in Pahalgam.

In contrast to this, Jammu city was pleasant as the minimum temperature was 5.8 degrees, Mata Vaishno Devi shrine base camp town Katra had 8.2, Batote 4.7, Banihal 1.5 and Bhaderwah 1.4.

Weather has already improved in Jammu where the maximum temperature was 21.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday. People have started packing their winter clothes and they now wear early summer dresses. Wheat fields have turned lush green as the Rabi crop promises to yield rich dividends for the hard-working farmers of the Jammu division.Doctors have cautioned people in Kashmir, especially, children and elders to avoid long exposure to extreme cold that causes constriction of blood vessels leading to myocardial infarction. People suffering from myocardial infarction are prone to heart attacks and heart failures. Gulistan News TV