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As the heat increases in the plains, people move towards the valleys and hills of Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. But nowadays the heat wave is being seen in the Kashmir valley.
This time, due to record-breaking heat, schools had to be closed for two days in the month of July. Because, the Kashmir Valley is suffering. The government has issued an order to keep all schools in Kashmir closed on Monday and Tuesday. However, school teachers have been asked to come to school. Due to drought in the valley, primary level government and private schools were ordered to remain closed on 29 and 30 July. However, amid the scorching heat, heavy rains in Srinagar on Monday brought some relief from the heat. According to the weather department forecast, rain is likely to continue till August 2.
In areas like Anantnag in South Kashmir, the situation is such that people troubled by the heat are seen bathing in pits. A local citizen said that such a situation can happen due to global warming.
Such intense heat has never been seen before in most areas of Kashmir, including Srinagar. People have to resort to lakes, pits and waterfalls to escape the heat.
For the first time since 1999, such high temperature was recorded in Srinagar
This year, Kashmir has experienced severe heat in July, breaking the record of the last 25 years. On Sunday, the temperature in Srinagar reached 36 degrees. This is the first time since 9 July 1999 that such a high temperature has been recorded in Srinagar in July. However, the highest temperature ever recorded in Srinagar was on 10 July 1946. The temperature was recorded at 38.3 degrees. Qazigund and Kokernag in South Kashmir also recorded a temperature of 35.6 degrees on Sunday.
