Temperature improves in Srinagar, Jammu on last day of ‘Chillai Kalan’Srinagar: On the last day of the 40-day harsh winter cold, locally known as the ‘Chillai Kalan’, the minimum temperature in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, rose above the freezing point on Friday for the first time in over one month. The Meteorological (MeT) Department data said the minimum temperature was 1.3 degrees Celsius in Srinagar, minus 9 degrees Celsius in Gulmarg and minus 5.3 degrees Celsius in Pahalgam. In Srinagar, the minimum temperature rose above the freezing point after over a month. The minimum temperature was 9.3 in Jammu, 8.4 in Katra town, 3.2 in Batote, 1.1 in Banihal and minus 1 degree Celsius in Bhaderwah. Chillai Kalan started on December 21 and ends on this day.