Fresh snowfall in Manali 19 February 2024: Snowfall occuring in Manali, Solang valley, Rohtang pass, Lahaul valley, Spiti and many parts of Himachal. More snowfall predicted in next few days. 31 January 2024: Bringing relief to tourism industry and horticulture sector of Himachal, many parts of the state have received fresh snow and rains. While upper parts of Shimla experienced snowfall, Manali town and Dalhousie also received season's first snow. Manali has blanketed in white snow. Solang valley, Atal tunnel, Gulaba, Marhi, Rohtang pass and Hamta have received heavy snow on Wednesday. The weather turned favourable on Tuesday evening which brought some snow to the higher regions. Tourists were thrilled to see the snowfall, while farmers and fruit growers are happy as the rain and snow have broken a long-prevailing dry spell. Hoteliers and travel agents believe that snowfall will boost tourism in the state. According to Met office, more snowfall is expected in the next 48 hours. However, according to weather portal AccuWeather, rains and snowfall may continue in the first week of February. So, those who wish to see fresh snowfall, this is the right time to head to the hills. Himachal snowfall: 380 roads blocked, avalanche warning issued 380 roads are blocked, electricity and water supply is disrupted as nine districts of Himachal are experiencing fresh snowfall since Friday early morning. Kullu, Shimla, Chamba, Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Kangra, Sirmaur, Mandi and Solan districts are receiving snow. Many parts of Kullu-Manali are witnessing heavy snowfall while most areas in the state received light snow. Snowfall affected traffic movement in many areas. The snowfall in many areas is likely to continue for nearly a week as the weatherman has predicted snowfall till January 27. Atal tunnel’s south portal in Kullu district, which already had nearly two-foot of snow, received 60cm
Fresh snowfall in Manali 19 February 2024: Snowfall occuring in Manali, Solang valley, Rohtang pass, Lahaul valley, Spiti and many parts of Himachal. More snowfall predicted in next few days. 31 January 2024: Bringing relief to tourism industry and horticulture sector of Himachal, many parts of the state have received fresh snow and rains. While
The Manali-Atal tunnel highway has been closed for all vehicles following the snowfall in the upper parts of Himachal on Wednesday. The IMD has predicted widespread snowfall in most parts of the state in the next 48 hours. The entire Lahaul-Spiti district is receiving snow but the accumulation rate is too low. Keylong has received just 5cm of snow while Koksar and Sissu recorded 12cm and 7cm snowfall respectively. Jispa, Darcha and the north portal of the Atal tunnel have also donned a white blanket. Kaza, Kibber, Losar and almost all places in Spiti are also receiving snow. Parts of Kinnaur and the upper parts of Chamba district are also receiving fresh snow. South portal of Atal tunnel near Manali received nearly 10cm of snow while snowfall had begun at Solang valley in the evening time. Rohtang pass, Kunzum, Shinkula and Baralacha are experiencing heavy snowfall where fresh snow accumulation is expected to be more than 30cm. With a fresh layer of snow making the highway slippery at Dhundi, the administration has stopped all kinds of traffic movement towards the Atal tunnel beyond Solang. The administration has asked tourists not to take any risk and move to safe places. Lahaul-Spiti deputy commissioner Sumit Khimta said a travel advisory has been issued following snowfall and low visibility. “The Manali-Keylong highway via Atal tunnel will remain closed till further order. Tourists and local residents are advised to plan travel only after ensuring weather and road conditions. Tourists in Lahaul are advised to stay at safe places until snowfall stops,” he said. Kullu deputy commissioner Ashutosh Garg said all the officials have been asked to remain available and ready with machinery as an alert regarding snowfall has been issued by the IMD. “People should plan their travels only if it’s important. Tourists should
The Manali-Atal tunnel highway has been closed for all vehicles following the snowfall in the upper parts of Himachal on Wednesday. The IMD has predicted widespread snowfall in most parts of the state in the next 48 hours. The entire Lahaul-Spiti district is receiving snow but the accumulation rate is too low. Keylong has received
With the minimum temperature in Himachal remaining below normal and many places reeling under sub-zero temperatures; the cold waves have hit hard the hill state which is waiting for its first heavy snowfall of the season. Himachal is waiting for its season’s first spell of heavy snowfall. The feeble western disturbances originating from the Mediterranean sea have failed to bring the desired amount of snow so far. But, the state is reeling under dry cold conditions which are also affecting the neighbouring states. While the temperature in some upper parts of Himachal has plunged below minus 15 degrees C, the mercury in the mid-hills has also plunged below the freezing point. The minimum temperature in many parts of Spiti has dropped below minus 15 degrees C. The Nako lake of Kinnaur has also frozen where children are learning ice skating. Spiti river has frozen at its source. The water in hand pumps too is freezing at night time. Losar, Kibber, Komic, Langza, Hikkam, Chicham, Kee, Rangrik, Hal and Kaza villages have frozen with temperatures plunging below minus 15 degrees C. Lahaul-Spiti district headquarters Keylong recorded the lowest temperature of minus 11 on Wednesday morning at 8:30am. The temperature at many other villages in Lahaul is below minus 10 degrees C and all the water sources have frozen. A thin layer of ice is depositing on the Chenab river. The Chandratal lake has also frozen completely and become walkable. On Wednesday morning, Manali recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.2 degrees C. The temperature at Atal tunnel, Gulaba, Hamta and other higher places in Manali is much lower. The water sources are partially freezing here. The temperature is too much lower in the morning and evening time, but people are enjoying basking in the sun at day time. The Bhrigu, Dashaur and
With the minimum temperature in Himachal remaining below normal and many places reeling under sub-zero temperatures; the cold waves have hit hard the hill state which is waiting for its first heavy snowfall of the season. Himachal is waiting for its season’s first spell of heavy snowfall. The feeble western disturbances originating from the Mediterranean
Don’t try to go beyond Darcha: Police warns tourists Updated on March 09, 2022 As some tourists are trying to go towards avalanche-prone high altitude areas with deep snow, Lahaul-Spiti police have asked them not to take risks and enjoy snow in the lower areas of the district. Police have advised tourists that the road is open upto Darcha but it is completely blocked beyond it. Police warned that if any tourist will forcibly go beyond Darcha, he may have to face strict legal action. Police said the offenders will be liable for punishment with imprisonment or a compounding fee of Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 under section 115 of HP Police Act. Stranded for four days, 100 tourists with 23 vehicles rescued from Lahaul Updated on January 7, 2022 A large number of tourists who had been stranded at Sissu and other parts in Lahaul valley after snowfall on Tuesday have been rescued by the cops along with their 23 vehicles on Friday. Nearly 100 tourists, who were staying in Lahaul, were being rescued on Tuesday but had to return back to Sissu from Atal tunnel as south portal of the tunnel towards Manali had received very heavy snow. The road was completely blocked. The tourists were staying in hotels in Sissu, 6km from northern portal of the tunnel. As the weather had cleared up for some time on Friday morning and Border Roads Organisation had cleared snow from the highway, cops from Lahaul and Manali evacuated all the vehicles safely. Lahaul-Spiti police personnel had to push the vehicles on the slippery road for hours to reach the tunnel. Then Manali police jawans helped the tourists in taking vehicles to Solang valley. The south portal of the tunnel has steep stretches where vehicles started skidding and tourists who
Don’t try to go beyond Darcha: Police warns tourists Updated on March 09, 2022 As some tourists are trying to go towards avalanche-prone high altitude areas with deep snow, Lahaul-Spiti police have asked them not to take risks and enjoy snow in the lower areas of the district. Police have advised tourists that the road
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.
Parts of Himachal including Rohtang pass and Lahaul valley witnessed the first snowfall of the season on Sunday night that resulted in plunging of the mercury to minus 1 degree Celsius at Keylong. The high altitude peaks of Himachal including Rohtang, Kunzum, Baralacha, parts of Pir Panjal and Dhauldadhar mountain ranges received light snow. Keylong, Jispa and Darcha in Lahaul were covered with a thin sheet of snow that melted away in few minutes on Monday morning. The peaks around Lahaul and Manali were covered with a fresh white blanket on Monday morning. However, the snow disappeared soon after the sunrise. Manali also experienced some drizzling after a gap of two months. With this, the temperature in mid and high hills has dropped suddenly. Night temperature in many places has dropped below the freezing point. Keylong, district headquarters of Lahaul-Spiti district, recorded the lowest temperature of minus 1 degrees C, the lowest of the season. Kalpa and Manali recorded minimum temperature of 2.7 and 4.2 degrees C. Minimum temperature of Shimla was recorded at 11.1 degrees C. According to Shimla meteorological centre, the minimum temperature in the state decreased by 1 to 2 degrees C in the last 24 hours and overall minimum temperature of Himachal was also 1 to 2 degrees C below the normal for this time of the season. However, the weatherman has predicted dry weather conditions in the next seven days. A large number of tourists on Monday morning rushed to Lahaul and Rohtang pass to see the fresh snow. Rohtang pass and Baralacha pass have received 5cm to 8cm of fresh snow. The light snowfall partially interrupted traffic on Leh-Manali highway in the early morning. However, traffic is moving without any problem since the afternoon. The hoteliers are still waiting for heavy snowfall on the
Parts of Himachal including Rohtang pass and Lahaul valley witnessed the first snowfall of the season on Sunday night that resulted in plunging of the mercury to minus 1 degree Celsius at Keylong. The high altitude peaks of Himachal including Rohtang, Kunzum, Baralacha, parts of Pir Panjal and Dhauldadhar mountain ranges received light snow. Keylong,
Heavy snowfall in parts of Kullu-Manali, Lahaul-Spiti and Mandi districts left traffic interrupted in many major roads while nearly 200 tourists stranded near Manali on Thursday. Hundreds of tourists had reached Gulaba and Kothi to see snowfall on Thursday morning. As it was snowing fast, tourists were asked to descend down to Kothi. Ignoring warning, many tourists stayed below Gulaba. Some tourists walked along the highway towards Gulaba. Later vehicles started slipping on the road and they got stranded. After getting news about tourists getting stranded, local administration, police and rescue volunteers rushed to Gulaba to carry out relief operation. All tourists were brought back to Manali by late evening. Manali sub-divisional magistrate Raman Gharsangi said tourists were not allowed to go beyond Gulaba on Thursday but some tourists were reported to have stranded below Gulaba. “The road had become very slippery. The tourists were brought to safe place with help of police, taxi union and other volunteers. Situation is under control,” he said. Solang valley and Kothi near Manali have experienced season’s first snowfall. Both places have received nearly 10cm of snow. Entire Lahaul valley is also covered with a thin layer of white blanket. Jalori pass in Kullu district that connects Anni and Nirmand sub-divisions with the headquarters has also witnessed season’s first snowfall, blocking the highway. Manali-Rohtang-Keylong highway has again closed after heavy snowfall. Rohtang pass has received over 60cm of fresh snow. Over 75cm of snow on Baralacha pass has blocked Keylong-Sarchu road as well. Heavy snowfall on Kunzum pass has blocked Gramphoo-Kaza road. The high hills of Mandi district including Shikari hills have also received snow. The temperature in the state has dipped sharply after snowfall and rains. The minimum temperature of Keylong has dipped to minus 0.6 degree Celsius. Temperature of Manali (3.6), Shimla
Heavy snowfall in parts of Kullu-Manali, Lahaul-Spiti and Mandi districts left traffic interrupted in many major roads while nearly 200 tourists stranded near Manali on Thursday. Hundreds of tourists had reached Gulaba and Kothi to see snowfall on Thursday morning. As it was snowing fast, tourists were asked to descend down to Kothi. Ignoring warning,
The incessant rains in Kullu district have wreaked havoc as rivers are in flood, major roads and bridges are closed, people living close to rivers have started shifting to safe areas and landslides preventing people from going from one place to other. Both Manali-Rohtang-Leh and Manali-Chandigarh national highways are closed. A government school building at Palchan village has collapsed due to flood in Beas. A major bailey bridge at Akhara bazaar of Kullu that connects the Kullu town with left bank of Beas has been closed for traffic following Beas river damaged the approach road to the bridge.Two trucks and their drivers got stuck in the middle of the Beas at Patlikuhal near Manali after water level rose suddenly. Both, identified as Nand Kishor and Ravi, residents of Rajasthan, were rescued with the help of a rope and hydra crane.\n Traffic on Chandigarh-Manali national highway is stopped from Kullu and Mandi sides after a stretch of highway submerged near Duwada in Mandi district. While the buses and other heavy vehicles are stopped completely, light vehicles are being diverted to bypass road via Katola. A large number of buses, including tourist buses, are stopped at Bajaura. Police said the traffic will be resumed only after water level recedes and road becomes safe. The 38 Border Roads Task Force commander Col Uma Shankar said the Manali-Leh highway has also been blocked due to floods and landslides. “Massive landslides at Teling nullah and Pagal nullah in Lahaul have blocked the highway. We have cleared debris at Teling nullah but another slide has blocked it again. Machines are engaged to clear pagal nullah stretch. We have seen multiple landslides in 24 hours. We are working hard to resume traffic.” Chandigarh-Manali NH submerges near AutAll the water streams between Rohtang and Sarchu are in spate
The incessant rains in Kullu district have wreaked havoc as rivers are in flood, major roads and bridges are closed, people living close to rivers have started shifting to safe areas and landslides preventing people from going from one place to other. Both Manali-Rohtang-Leh and Manali-Chandigarh national highways are closed. A government school building at
माॅनसून पूर्व तैयारियों को लेकर जिला स्तरीय बैठक आयोजित जिले के किसी भी भाग में किसी भी प्रकार की आपदा से निपटने के लिए सभी विभागों को उपयुक्त तालमेल के साथ एक टीम की तरह कार्य करना चाहिए। आपदा के दौरान क्षति को कम करने तथा राहत व बचाव कार्यों में प्रत्येक विभाग और व्यक्ति का योगदान आवश्यक है। यह बात उपायुक्त ऋचा वर्मा ने आज यहां आयोजित माॅनसून पूर्व तैयारियों को लेकर जिला स्तरीय बैठक की अध्यक्षता करते हुए कही। उन्होंने कहा कि कुल्लू जिला अनेक प्रकार की आपदाओं की दृष्टि से संवेदनशील है और पहले से ही सभी विभागों को आवश्यक ऐहतियाती प्रबंध कर लेने चाहिए। ऋचा वर्मा ने कहा कि बहुत सारे ऐसे उपाय हैं जो अनेक आपदाओं को आने से रोक सकते हैं। इन छोटे-छोटे उपायों और आपदा प्रबंधन पर संबंधित विभागों को गहन अध्ययन की आवश्यकता है। उन्होंने कहा कि माॅनसून के दौरान ल्हासे गिरना अथवा भूःस्खलन जैसी समस्याएं अधिक रहती हैं। लोक निर्माण विभाग तथा राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण को सड़कों के आस-पास नालियों व पानी निकासी की समुचित व्यवस्था करनी चाहिए। उन्होंने संबंधित विभागों को आपदा की दृष्टि से जिले के संवेदनशील स्थलों को चिन्हित करके इसकी रिपोर्ट सौंपने को कहा। निर्बाध स्वच्छ पेयजल आपूर्ति सुनिश्चित करें आईपीएच उपायुक्त ने सिंचाई एवं जनस्वास्थ्य विभाग को जिले में गर्मियों के दौरान सभी भागों में स्वच्छ व निर्बाध जलापूर्ति सुनिश्चित बनाने को कहा। उन्होंने कहा कि पानी की कमी वाले क्षेत्रों में हैण्ड पंपों को तुरंत क्रियाशील बनाया जाए, ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में स्थानीय लोगों के सहयोग से पारम्परिक जल-स्त्रोतों बावड़ियों इत्यादि की सफाई करवाने की व्यवस्था की जाए। हालांकि अधीक्षण अभियंता ने बैठक में अवगत करवाया कि जिला में सभी पेयजल योजनाएं कार्य कर रही हैं और कहीं पर भी पानी की कमी नहीं है। अभी तक टैंकरों से पानी उपलब्ध करवाने की भी आवश्यकता नहीं पड़ी
माॅनसून पूर्व तैयारियों को लेकर जिला स्तरीय बैठक आयोजित जिले के किसी भी भाग में किसी भी प्रकार की आपदा से निपटने के लिए सभी विभागों को उपयुक्त तालमेल के साथ एक टीम की तरह कार्य करना चाहिए। आपदा के दौरान क्षति को कम करने तथा राहत व बचाव कार्यों में प्रत्येक विभाग और व्यक्ति
The parts of Himachal on Friday were lashed by rain and hailstorms while high hills including Rohtang pass received fresh snow, bringing back winter-like conditions as mercury dipped sharply. Rohtang pass, which is covered with 20 to 30ft of snow, received 6cm more snow. The peaks around Manali, Lahaul-Spiti and Chamba are getting more snow. The middle and lower hills of the state are receiving rain since Friday early morning. The temperature at many places has dipped abnormally. The minimum temperature of the state is 2 to 3 degrees C below and maximum temperature is 6 to 7 degrees C below the normal temperature during this time of the season. At 5.2 degrees C, Keylong recorded lowest night temperature in the state while the day temperature was 16 degrees C. Kalpa (6.9), Manali (7.6), Dalhousie (10.9), Shimla (12.2) and Dharamshala (16) also saw sharp fall in temperature. The maximum day temperature at these stations was 19, 19, 17.9, 22 and 23.8 degrees C respectively. The drop in both day and night temperatures have forced residents of Manali, Lahaul-Spiti, Bharmour, Kinnaur and higher regions of the state to wear heavy woollens. On Friday, people had to switch on their room heaters. According to meteorological centre, Shimla, the temperature in state has decreased by 2 to 7 degrees C in last 24 hours. The centre has predicted more rain till Sunday.
The parts of Himachal on Friday were lashed by rain and hailstorms while high hills including Rohtang pass received fresh snow, bringing back winter-like conditions as mercury dipped sharply. Rohtang pass, which is covered with 20 to 30ft of snow, received 6cm more snow. The peaks around Manali, Lahaul-Spiti and Chamba are getting more snow.
