With the Himachal government imposing night curfew in four districts of the state from Tuesday to contain spread of Covid-19, the hoteliers said the decision will destroy tourism completely which was slowly coming back on track after the lockdown. Four districts of Himachal -- Kullu, Shimla, Kangra and Mandi – will observe a complete curfew from Tuesday to December 15. No vehicle other than those engaged in emergency and essential supplies will be allowed on roads between 8pm and 6am. Hoteliers said the tourism was coming back on track after a long time but this curfew will create panic among visitors who have planned to visit the state. Manali and some other tourist destinations of Himachal are reachable from Delhi after a travel time of over 14 hours. In such a condition, 10 hours’ night curfew will stop them from reaching their destination. Hoteliers said the government should give relaxation to the tourists otherwise it will be a nightmare for those who are already in transit and those who have already booked their flights and other conveyance that will not match the curfew timing. They said snowfall was attracting tourists to the state but curfew in the main tourism districts of Himachal will adversely affect tourism. A hotelier Anil Sharma said, “Be it towns or villages, Himachal wears deserted look in the nighttime in winter months when people mostly remain indoors. The government should impose a ban on functions to avoid public gatherings which is the main reason for the spike in Covid-19 cases in Himachal." "There should be some strict restrictions on marriages and other parties. We will welcome the decision to fine tourists heavily for disobeying protocols to contain Covid-19 but night curfew is not the solution but it will harm the tourism which has already suffered huge
With the Himachal government imposing night curfew in four districts of the state from Tuesday to contain spread of Covid-19, the hoteliers said the decision will destroy tourism completely which was slowly coming back on track after the lockdown. Four districts of Himachal — Kullu, Shimla, Kangra and Mandi – will observe a complete curfew
Temperature across Himachal has dipped as the upper reaches of Himachal continued to receive more snow on Tuesday. The snowfall is expected to continue in the next 24 hours as the met office has issued a yellow alert for Wednesday. Higher areas of Kullu-Manali, Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Chamba, Shimla and Mandi districts are receiving fresh snow. Tourists are enjoying snowfall and the cold weather of Himachal. A large number of tourists are enjoying snowfall in Manali. Entire Lahaul valley has worn a white mantle. Solang valley and Kothi have received over 10cm snow on Tuesday. Over 30cm of snow has accumulated at Gulaba and Marhi while over 60cm of thick blanket has covered Rohtang pass. South portal of Atal tunnel has received 15cm snow. Nehru Kund and Manali town also witnessed some snowflakes. Jalori pass, Kunzum pass, Baralacha pass and surrounding areas are also receiving more snow. Keylong, Koksar, Jispa, Darcha, Udaipur, Sissu and other parts of Lahaul are receiving fresh snow. Kinnaur and Spiti have also received good amount of snow. Hansa in Spiti and Kalpa in Kinnaur received 10cm snow. Upper parts of Shimla including Khadrala and Shillaro also witnessed fresh snowfall. The Manali-Leh and Manali-Rohtang pass highways are still blocked with snow. Tourists were not allowed to go to Atal tunnel and their movement were restricted to Solang valley. The snowflakes thrilled tourists from Manali town till Solang valley. Amid the fear of rising cases of Covid-19 in Himachal, the tourists are enjoying winter season in Himachal. The temperature in the state has dipped too much after three days of snowfall. The maximum day temperature, which plunged 2 to 3 degrees C in last 24 hours, is 5 to 6 degrees C below the normal temperature during this time of the season. Extreme cold is forcing residents to
Temperature across Himachal has dipped as the upper reaches of Himachal continued to receive more snow on Tuesday. The snowfall is expected to continue in the next 24 hours as the met office has issued a yellow alert for Wednesday. Higher areas of Kullu-Manali, Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Chamba, Shimla and Mandi districts are receiving fresh snow.
A day after tourist resorts of Shimla and Manali received season’s first snow, tourists from neighbouring states have made a beeline for Himachal to enjoy the snow. Tourists thronged Solang, Kufri and other tourist places which received a good amount of snow on Monday. After three days of inclement weather, it was sunny day on Tuesday. Tourist places were witnessing crowd from the early morning till late evening. Most of the tourists are from Delhi, UP, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. A tourist from Delhi Jatin Ahuja said, “We headed to Manali after hearing about snowfall on Monday morning. I and my wife wanted to see snowfall but we were a little late. However, we enjoyed in snow near Manali. Covid-19 being the main hurdle, we preferred driving our own car. The weather on Tuesday was amazing and we spent almost half day at Solang. We wanted to visit Atal tunnel but the road was blocked,” he said. Tourists were not being allowed to go to the higher regions as most of the roads have become slippery. Many tourists attempted to go towards Atal tunnel but could not reach due to icing of the road surface. Buses plying on Manali-Keylong route had to return back from south portal of the tunnel where road was extremely slippery. The highway even saw traffic jam for some time. Shimla also saw good number of tourists coming from Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tourists headed to the upper Shimla to see snow. Dalhousie and Dharamshala are also expecting little rise in footfall in the next few days. Suffering huge losses since March due to Covid-19, hoteliers are expecting little surge in tourist inflow following the snowfall. “This year has been a black year for all businesses but tourism industry is worse affected. Tourists are
A day after tourist resorts of Shimla and Manali received season’s first snow, tourists from neighbouring states have made a beeline for Himachal to enjoy the snow. Tourists thronged Solang, Kufri and other tourist places which received a good amount of snow on Monday. After three days of inclement weather, it was sunny day on
