Significant snowfall in Kashmir has led to increased tourism, especially in Bhaderwah. With temperatures dipping below minus 7.3 degrees Celsius, Dal Lake in Srinagar has frozen, creating picturesque winter scenery,

C, creating a winter spectacle amid power outages, extreme cold, and snowfall forecasts, drawing tourists to this rare icy wonderland.

The surface of the Dal Lake on Monday froze as an intense coldwave gripped the Kashmir valley. The minimum temperature experienced in the city was -7 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature recorded was 7 degrees Celsius, as per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

Kashmir has entered the 40-day period of its harshest winter, Chillai Kalan. On Saturday, the temperature plunged steeply, and Srinagar experienced its coldest December night in five decades at minus 8.