<span style="color: #222222;">The upper reaches of Uttarakhand received fresh snowfall on Thursday while the lower areas were lashed by heavy rains. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meteorological department said areas in Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts received fresh snowfall. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It said, snowing started in Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib, Rudranath and Panch Kedar temples in Chamoli district and at Kedarnath in Rudraprayag district early in the morning and continued intermittently. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The meteorological office also said cold winds blowing from the hills swept the plains which also received showers in varying degrees.</span><br />