Many areas of northern India's daily life have been hampered by the recent heavy snowfall.
The majority of Kashmir, which is administered by India, was covered in a thick layer of snow, which cut off power and caused delays in air, rail, and road travel.
![A woman walks towards her houseboat during snowfall in Srinagar. Kashmir valley was cut off from the outside world, with all flights to and fro Srinagar airport getting canceled and the national highway being shut off due to heavy snowfall on Monday morning.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/15C08/production/_128469098_gettyimages-1246675944.jpg)
Avalanche warnings have been issued by the authorities for 10 districts in the area.
![A man with an umbrella walks along a snow covered road during snowfall in Srinagar. The Kashmir valley received a fresh snowfall which disrupted the normal life of people. Flight operations, surface transport, and routine activities of life came to a grinding halt. Electricity was also affected in many areas of Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday issued an alert of a high-danger level avalanche in several regions in the next 24 hours.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/5006/production/_128468402_gettyimages-1246675909.jpg)
The renowned shikara or houseboats on the famous Dal Lake in Srinagar's capital city are partially covered in snow and the lake has partially frozen over.
![A boatman clears snow from his boat in Dal Lake after a snowfall in Srinagar on January 14, 2023.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/EC46/production/_128468406_gettyimages-1246218446.jpg)
The weather also interfered with the travel plans of a number of Congress party leaders who were in the area as part of their Monday-ending 4,000 km (2,485 mi) "unity march" across India.
![Priyanka Gandhi, general secretary of Indian National Congress and sister of leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the crowd (not pictured) as it snows on the last day of 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' march in Srinagar](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/6F02/production/_128481482_gettyimages-1246676160-594x594.jpg)
All flights from Srinagar had to be canceled due to bad weather on Tuesday, according to a tweet from Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, so several MPs would not be able to attend the budget session in parliament.
![Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Former chief Minister of Jammu andamp; Kashmir Omar Abdullah, general secretary of Indian National Congress Priyanka Gandhi and former Chief Minsiter of Jammu & Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti attend the public rally as it snows during the last day of 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' march in Srinagar.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/D0F8/production/_128469435_gettyimages-1246676086.jpg)
Authorities in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh closed some important highways and roads after unrelenting snowfall disrupted daily life.
![JANUARY 20: A woman through the snow covered road during fresh snowfall near Jakhoo, on January 20, 2023 in Shimla, India.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1549C/production/_128469178_gettyimages-1246392027.jpg)
Similar conditions existed in Uttarakhand, a neighboring state, where snow accumulation on the roads on Tuesday caused traffic on important national highways to be disrupted for hours.
According to the weather service, things might get better starting on Wednesday morning.
![People carry vegetables and other food items as they board a horse driven carriage after fresh snowfall in sopore District Baramulla Jammu and Kashmir India on 30 December 2022](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/12D28/production/_128469077_gettyimages-1245879026.jpg)
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