The plains are being destroyed due to snowfall in the hilly areas. The temperature in the mountains has dropped well below the freezing point. Due to the impact of western disturbance, snowfall has started again in the high altitude areas of the hilly states of North India, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal and Uttarakhand. If we talk about Himachal, it is snowing here. Chomar is covered with a sheet of snow. A total of 134 roads including three national highways have been closed due to snowfall.
power outage road closure
Apart from this, due to snowfall, the minimum temperature is also falling drastically, due to which people are suffering from severe cold. According to the information received from the State Emergency Operation Center, maximum number of roads are closed in Shimla district. 77 roads are closed in Shimla. Whereas 65 transformers got damaged due to rain and snowfall. In such a situation, many areas have been plunged into darkness.
Tourists are stranded
The special thing is that thousands of tourists reached Shimla and Manali to celebrate Christmas and New Year. On one hand, tourists are getting to see the sight of snowfall.
They are facing many problems. From Sisu and Koksar in Lahaul to Atal Tunnel Rohtang, 8500 tourists and 1500 tourists in Kufri were trapped in the snow, who were rescued after many hours of hard work.
Apart from this, the rescue operation continued throughout the night to save about 10 thousand tourists. The administration has banned the movement of tourist vehicles from Dhali in Shimla to Kufri and from Solanganala in Manali to Lahaul in view of the tourists stranded due to snowfall and rain.
How will the weather be in Himachal?
According to the Meteorological Department, the state received 9.7 mm rainfall in Bhuntar, 9.4 mm in Rampur, 8.4 mm in Shimla, 8 mm in Bajaura, 7.2 mm in Seobag, 7 mm in Manali, 6 mm in Gohar, 5.4 mm in Mandi. And 5.4 mm in Mandi. Jubbarhatti received 3.8 mm rainfall. The department has predicted rain and snowfall in some parts of the state, especially Shimla, from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. According to the Meteorological Department, Tabo in Lahaul and Spiti district was the coldest place in the state, where the night temperature was recorded at minus 10.6 degrees Celsius. Apart from this, in view of the snowfall and cold wave situation in some areas of the state, the Meteorological Department has announced a yellow alert.
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