A week after heavy snowfall crippled life in Himachal, another spell of heavy snowfall in upper Himachal, including Manali and Lahaul-Spiti district and parts of Kinnaur district has affected normal life while avalanches have posed threat to both property and lives. An avalanche in Yangthang area of Lahaul has reportedly damaged three houses. No mishap was reported in the incident. While upper regions of state are getting snow, lower parts are lashed with rain. A fresh wave of cold has gripped the state as day temperature has plunged 5 to 6 degrees Celsius in 24 hours. Parts of Lahaul experienced blizzards and over 30cm of snow has accumulated since Thursday evening. District administration has decided to keep the schools close in the whole of Lahaul-Spiti district on Saturday. Both Kothi and Solang in Manali have received over 70cm of snow. Manali town received 6cm snow and over 40cm of snow has fallen in Keylong. Khadrala in Shimla received 24cm of snow. Kalpa in Kinnaur and Dalhousie in Chamba received 14 and 7cm of snow respectively. Jalori pass in Kullu has received 45cm more snow. Snowfall has again blocked a large number of roads in the state. All roads in Lahaul valley are blocked. Snowfall in Manali has cheered tourists. However, tourist movement to higher areas was stopped. Border Roads Organization (BRO) had cleared snow from 7km stretch between Keylong and Stingri and 10km stretch between Thirot and Udaipur but fresh snow has again blocked both the stretches. All other roads of the valley are lying blocked for days. There are reports of more avalanches in Lahaul valley. The north portal of Rohtang tunnel in Lahaul too has witnessed some avalanches in last few days. The portal has already been sealed by tunnel authority as the whole region is very prone
A week after heavy snowfall crippled life in Himachal, another spell of heavy snowfall in upper Himachal, including Manali and Lahaul-Spiti district and parts of Kinnaur district has affected normal life while avalanches have posed threat to both property and lives. An avalanche in Yangthang area of Lahaul has reportedly damaged three houses. No mishap
Bringing cheer to tourists and hoteliers, Himachal Pradesh has received heaviest snow of the season, with many places covered with more than 90cm thick white blanket. While snowfall will prove boon for tourism, it has crippled life in higher areas with blocked roads, snapped power cables and frozen water pipes. The snowflakes measuring upto 4cm started falling in most places after 10pm on Thursday. Lower areas like Mandi and Sundarnagar too witnessed snowfall after three decades. Tribal areas of the state have received up to 90cm of snow in 24 hours. While residents in lower areas were happy to see snowflakes, the snow has disturbed normal lives in higher areas of the state. Bharmour recorded highest 90cm snow while Keylong in Lahaul received 55cm more snow. Snow accumulation at Keylong has reached over 100cm. Kothi and Solang in Manali received 65cm snow and it was 55cm in Kufri near Shimla. Dalhousie received 50cm more snow. State capital Shimla recorded 36cm overnight snow. Manali town has received 35cm fresh snow. Kalpa (29cm), Theog (29), Janjehli (20cm), Mashobra (20cm) and Sarahan (17cm) also received more snow overnight. Including national highways, state highways and local roads, over 700 roads in state are blocked with snow. Parts of Chamba, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla and Kinnaur districts have gone disconnected. Snow has blocked roads in Shimla, Dalhousie and Manali where tourists are enjoying the fresh snow but many of them are in trouble as their vehicles have got stuck. Hundreds of vehicles are stranded in state. It may take two or three days for government to resume all the roads. Hundreds of villages have plunged into darkness as snow has snapped power transmission cables. Supply to major towns including Manali has been restored but it will take time to erect the collapsed poles and lines in
Bringing cheer to tourists and hoteliers, Himachal Pradesh has received heaviest snow of the season, with many places covered with more than 90cm thick white blanket. While snowfall will prove boon for tourism, it has crippled life in higher areas with blocked roads, snapped power cables and frozen water pipes. The snowflakes measuring upto 4cm