<p>Dal Lake and many other water bodies in the Valley were partially frozen due to intense cold wave conditions over the past three weeks, official sources said.<br /><br />The lake was completely frozen twice in the last 50 years -- in 1986 and 1964. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Kashmir was minus 14.4 deg C on January 31, 1893.<br /><br />The minimum temperature recorded in the city today was the coldest of this winter, breaking the record of minus 6.2 deg C on December 21, a MeT official said.<br /><br />Power department is mulling further cuts in electricity supply to Valley residents for narrowing the demand-supply gap.<br /><br />Other parts of Kashmir also dip in mercury by few degrees.<br /><br />Pahalgam in south Kashmir and Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a minimum temperature of minus 7 deg C, followed by Qazigund (minus 6.5 deg C) and Kupwara (minus 5.4 deg C).<br /><br />Cold wave in Ladakh region also intensified with night temperature in Leh falling to minus 15.2 deg C and Kargil recording minus 11.0 deg C.</p>
<p>Dal Lake and many other water bodies in the Valley were partially frozen due to intense cold wave conditions over the past three weeks, official sources said.<br /><br />The lake was completely frozen twice in the last 50 years -- in 1986 and 1964. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Kashmir was minus 14.4 deg C on January 31, 1893.<br /><br />The minimum temperature recorded in the city today was the coldest of this winter, breaking the record of minus 6.2 deg C on December 21, a MeT official said.<br /><br />Power department is mulling further cuts in electricity supply to Valley residents for narrowing the demand-supply gap.<br /><br />Other parts of Kashmir also dip in mercury by few degrees.<br /><br />Pahalgam in south Kashmir and Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a minimum temperature of minus 7 deg C, followed by Qazigund (minus 6.5 deg C) and Kupwara (minus 5.4 deg C).<br /><br />Cold wave in Ladakh region also intensified with night temperature in Leh falling to minus 15.2 deg C and Kargil recording minus 11.0 deg C.</p>