Chillai Kalan started in Kashmir on 21st December with temperatures dropping to -8°C. Wular Lake began to freeze and hilly ...
The Kashmir Valley experiences its coldest winter night in five decades with temperatures plunging to minus 8.5°C, signaling the start of Chillai Kalan, a period marked by severe cold and heavy ...
Chillai Kalan is also known as "Shahenshah-e-zamistan." Chilla-i Kalan is a Persian term which means "major cold" while the intense cold conditions are known as 'Jaada' in North and East India.