Heavy rain, snowfall likely in J&K on October 23: IMD scientist

Heavy rain, snowfall likely in J&K on October 23: IMD scientist

SRINAGAR, OCT 19 (PTK): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted heavy rain or snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir on October 23.

Naresh Kumar, Senior Scientist, IMD said, “A Great Western Disturbance is approaching which will particularly affect the Western Himalayan region. Hence, we are expecting the snowfall activity to increase over the Western Himalayan region. We are expecting heavy rain or heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir on 23 October.

He further said that isolated areas like Punjab and isolated parts of Haryana may also receive light rain in the coming days.

Kumar also informed that Uttarakhand received 40 cm of rain and Himachal Pradesh received very heavy rains till Monday. “West Uttar Pradesh received up to 17 cm of rain till yesterday,” a senior IMD scientist said. (PTK)