The long-awaited rains that arrived in the plains and upper parts of the AJK finally ended the three-month-long dry weather that had been prevailing in AJK since mid-last night on Thursday and Friday.
According to local meteorological department, the weather turned chilly in the upper reaches of the picturesque Neelam and Leepa valleys of AJK, where there was the first snowfall since late Thursday, as mercury dropped significantly.
The daytime temperature dropped as a result of the bad weather. But in the upper mountainous regions of the freed territory, the night time low reached unbearable cold. The prolonged dry spell that has lasted for more than three months has reduced the water level in rivers and dams to an alarming degree due to the absence of rain in the area, and it has also produced seasonal ailments including fever, flu, and allergies in different regions of AJK.
