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MIRPUR (AJK), Jan 23 (APP):With the much-awaited snowfall on higher reaches, the dry spell that persisted in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) for over past several of months has dropped as the States’ top mountainous Neelam and Leepa valleies and rainfall in plains including this lake district received second but first heavy spell of snow and rainfall at several of higher reaches of the state.
Mercury fell down to exceptional extent turning weather chilled in top mountainous scenic Neelam and Leepa vallies of AJK that received the heaviest snowfall since late Wednesday, the official sources have told APP .
The inclement weather led to a dip in the day temperature.
However, the night temperature improved to intolerable chillness in the top upper reaches of the liberated territory.
The persistent long dryness for past several of month caused seasonal diseases including allergy, flue and fever in various parts of AJK besides reducing the water level in rivers and dams to alarming extent because of the lack of rains in the region as well.
The numerological department, has, predicted continuation of the rainfall in several of plains and snowfall at top mountainous parts of the AJK during next 24 hours.