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The India Meteorological Division (IMD) has anticipated weighty downpour and snowfall (between 64.5 to 115.5 mm) over Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh north of two days, on February 18 and 20, as well as weighty to exceptionally weighty downpour/snowfall (115.6 to 204.4 mm) on February 19.

Considering the estimate, the public authority today taught all agent chiefs to guarantee readiness with sufficient labor, assets, and hardware to address what is happening and difficulties.

Dr Mukhtar Ahmad, Overseer of the Meteorological Division, said weather conditions will to a great extent stay dry until February 17 evening, following which precipitation is expected with snowfall in higher rises. He said the fields will get snowfall between six creeps to one foot and the center and upper arrives voluntarily get weighty to exceptionally weighty snowfall until February 20 night.

Divisional Chief, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri met a gathering of Delegate Magistrates and Head of Common Divisions and guided every one of the offices to keep men, material and hardware prepared to handle any exigency that might arise out of the normal snowfall.

"He additionally guided officials to assemble their field staff for successful and opportune reaction to any crisis. Bidhuri requested that the power division make studios useful to fix harmed transformers inside time," an administration proclamation said.

"He educated the power division to guarantee reclamation of force supply lines in the event that snow creates any disturbance. He likewise requested that all officials stay accessible in the field to guarantee ideal reclamation of administrations for the accommodation of overall population," the assertion added.

In the mean time, a cold chill won in Kashmir Valley on Friday morning and travelers were seen cruising on the flawless Dal Lake in Srinagar in bringing Shikaras.