Weather News Today: The weather is changing rapidly in Jammu and Kashmir and the temperature is also falling as the day progresses. Cold winds continue in many areas. On Sunday, after a cloudy night in Jammu and Kashmir, a drop in the minimum temperature was recorded and the temperature went above the freezing point in the entire Kashmir Valley, while a drop was also felt in the maximum temperature. Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said that due to cloudy sky overnight, the minimum temperature across the valley went above the freezing point, while the maximum temperature dropped further. The minimum temperature was recorded at 2.4 degrees Celsius in Pahalgam, 2 degrees Celsius in Srinagar city, and 1.4 degrees in Gulmarg, while yesterday the maximum temperature was 7.7 degrees in Srinagar, 7.2 degrees in Gulmarg, and 9 degrees in Pahalgam.
IMD officials said that yesterday the minimum temperature was 11.4 degrees in Jammu city, 11.2 degrees in Katra, 7.9 degrees in Batot, 5.5 degrees in Banihal and 4.7 degrees in Bhaderwah. In the coming days, there will be continuous fog and clouds in Srinagar city and the rest of the valley areas. Even after the drop in temperature in the plains, there is less possibility of snowfall in the coming days, but some high hilly areas may experience light snowfall. There is not going to be any significant change in the weather in Jammu and Kashmir in the coming 10 days. The weather will remain stable and there is less chance of snowfall.
Chillai Kalan since when?
Due to cold weather, the water level of rivers, springs, lakes and wells in Kashmir has reduced. Light accumulation has also been seen on the upper surface of the water. Soon ‘Chillai Kalan’ is also going to start in the hilly areas, in which there is severe cold for 40 days and the water also freezes. ‘Chillai Kalan’ will start from 21st December and will last till 30th January. In this season, people living in hilly areas make special preparations and collect all the necessary things in advance and keep them in the house. It is very important to have snowfall in the season of Chillai Kalan, because due to snowfall all the lakes of the valley get filled with water and there is no drought in summer. This is a unique confluence of nature and tradition of the people of the valley.
Rain improved the situation in Tamil Nadu
Heavy rains during the north-east monsoon and continuous inflow of Kaveri river have significantly improved water storage in irrigation tanks in the Kaveri delta of Tamil Nadu, bringing major relief to farmers ahead of the main farming season. Of the 764 irrigation tanks in the delta region, 386 are now completely filled, which is significantly higher than just 42 tanks recorded three months ago. Apart from this, 329 tanks are filled more than 75 percent of their capacity, which shows improvement in water availability in the agricultural region of Tamil Nadu. There are 737 system tanks fed by rivers and canals in the delta districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai and Pudukottai, which also receive rain water, as well as 27 non-system tanks which are completely dependent on rain. Thanjavur district has the highest number of irrigation tanks at 561, followed by Pudukottai with 170 tanks. Thiruvarur has 28 tanks, while Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai have three and two tanks respectively.
