Srinagar, Jan. 18 -- The weather office on Friday said that heavy to very heavy snowfall will occur in the Kashmir Valley starting from Saturday.

Sonum Lotus, Director of the regional MET Office, said the snowfall will gradually become heavier and stronger in intensity till January 23rd.

Divisional administration have warned people not to move around in avalanche-prone areas, store enough edibles and other essentials as both surface and air connectivity is likely to remain disrupted during this period.

Meanwhile, during the preceding night, Kashmir continued to remain in the grip of cold wave conditions as the minimum temperature stayed below the freezing point with Pahalgam tourist resort being the coldest recorded place in the Valley....