Uttarakhand: Gangotri Dham Covered With White Layer After Heavy Snowfall, Mercury Dips To -3°C

The Gangotri Dham was shrouded in white after heavy snowfall on Wednesday late night. Read on for details:

Dehradun: The Gangotri Dham was shrouded in white after heavy snowfall on Wednesday late night.

Even as the popular pilgrimage site, covered in snow, made for a pretty picture, the fresh burst of snow brought with it a biting chill sweeping the lower reaches of the Dham.

The Met department said the temperature is likely to drop to as low as -9 degrees Celsius in a fresh spell of severe cold that is likely to grip the northern plains in the weekend and over the next week. (with ANI inputs)