Kashmir Valley – Vale of Kashmir
The regional climate of the Himalayas is predominated by the southwest monsoons and the western disturbances. The valley is bounded on the southwest by the Pir Panjal Range and on the northeast by the main Himalayas range.
The uplift of the Pir Panjal to its present height is believed to restrict the southwest monsoons from entering into the Kashmir Valley in the western Himalayas.
Moderate to heavy rain drenched various parts of south kashmir. Rain brings cheer and gives relaxation to the mind and heart. The rain also brought relief to farmers reeling under dry weather conditions for the past three months.
Rain lashed parts of Jammu and Kashmir has bringdown the temperatures and triggering landslides on the Srinagar-Jammu highway.
The greenery and nature gets a life of its own as the cool raindrops splash on its streets. The days are warm and the mornings and evenings are cooler. The Almond, Cherry, Apricot , Apple orchards sprout colorful blossoms that last in the same season. Rainbow in the sky, after the rain, adds to their thrill and excitement.
The streams lining the roads brim up with water making for a picturesque scenario. The clouds rolling in bring with it a sense of excitement. The dark clouds, the green trees, the pouring rain and the fragrance of wet mud, make south Kashmir truly scintillating.
The school going children and other people can be seen running with umbrellas and raincoats. People enjoy the rain by staying indoors, listening to the melody of the rain, relishing hot kawa tea, lavasa while sitting in their balconies and verandahs.
“Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.”
