India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
New Delhi, Jan 20: At a time when people of Uttarakhand’s ‘sinking’ town Joshimath are facing issues due to land subsidence, the region on Friday, received the season’s first snowfall followed by rains on Friday. According to reports, the snowfall began around 4 am and the weather is expected to remain the same for the next 24 hours.
Apart from Joshimath located at around 6,000 feet, many famous locations in the higher altitudes of Chamoli district, including Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib, Nanda Devi National Park and the Valley of Flowers, also received snowfall, officials said. The snowfall was continuing when last reports came in.
Rudraprayag district also received snowfall with the famed Kedarnath temple covered with snow. As a result of snowfall in the mountains, icy winds swept across the plains of Uttarakhand. Dehradun also woke to an early morning drizzle.