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  • Dec 21, 2023
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Chilla-i-Kalan’

News

  • Today marked the start of “Chilla-i-Kalan,” Kashmir’s harshest winter season, with temperatures dropping several degrees below freezing in many locations.
  • In Srinagar, Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Qazigund, and Kokernag, the minimum temperature fell below freezing.
  • The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that Kashmir will see mostly dry weather over the next few days.
  • Many slow-moving bodies of water have frozen as a result of the temperature drop.
  • The hardest 40 days of winter, known as “Chilla-i-Kalan,” occur when a cold wave strikes the area, bringing with it sharply low temperatures.
  • The last day of “Chillai-Kalan” is January 31.

About IMD

●  The IMD was founded in 1875.

●  It is the nation’s National Meteorological Service and the main government organization for all things related to meteorology and related fields.

●   The head of the India Meteorological Department is the Director General of Meteorology.

●  Six Regional Meteorological Centers with headquarters in Mumbai, Chennai, New Delhi, Calcutta, Nagpur, and Guwahati are overseen by Deputy Director Generals.

●  Its headquarter is located in New Delhi.

●  IMD is currently a part of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).

 

Source: Newsonair.gov.in

 

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