Srinagar, Feb. 16 -- After scanty of rainfall in first two weeks of February, the MeT office has predicted a Western Disturbance for next week with a hope that it will result in major snow and rainfall.

Since past six weeks, the harshest winter, there wasn't any major snowfall in Kashmir which has resulted a deficit of rain and snowfall upto 70 to 75% than normal in this period. "The rain and snowfall is badly needed. In our streams and rivers the water discharge is very low which could be very harmful in coming months especially during summers," said Jalal Jeelani an environmentalist.

Zubair Ahmad a weather expert said that after studying the current weather patterns we expect two WD could hit J&K, one in next week and another in the l...