Heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh closes 226 road, including 3 highways

ٓAs per the details, people shivered in cold wave conditions as the minimum temperature dropped by a few notches in Jute, which received 10 cm of snow in the last 24 hours, followed by Khadrala (5 cm), Pooh (2 cm), Sangla (1.2 cm) and Keylong (1 cm).

Tabu in Lahaul and Spiti district was the coldest place in Himachal Pradesh, where the night temperature was recorded at minus 10.6 degrees Celsius.

A total of 226 roads, including three national highways including Attari and Leh, have been closed for traffic from Sanj to Ot in Kollo district, Khab Sangam in Kannur district and Gramphoo in Lahaul and Sapti districts, officials said.

According to the State Emergency Operation Centre, as many as 123 roads were closed in Shimla district, 36 in Lahaul and Sapti and 25 in Kullu.

Moreover, 173 transformers were disrupted, affecting power supply across the state.

The hopes of locals and tourists to experience a white Christmas in the Queen of Hills, Shimla, were dashed as the city was greeted by bright sunshine on Wednesday morning.

Bhuntar received 9.7 mm of rain, Rampur 9.4 mm, Shimla 8.4 mm, Bajaura 8 mm, Sewa Bagh 7.2 mm, Manali 7 mm, Gauhar 6 mm, Mandi 5.4 mm and Jabarhati 3.8 mm.

The Meteorological Department has predicted isolated rain and snowfall in some parts of the state, especially in Shimla, from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, with the rainfall expected to peak on Saturday.

The Met Department said that severe cold wave persisted in Mandi, Manali, Chamba, Una, Hamirpur and Sundernagar, while dense and moderate fog was observed in Sundernagar and Mandi respectively.

The Met Department has issued an ‘Orange’ warning for severe cold in Bilaspur, Una, Hamirpur and Mandi on Wednesday and a ‘Yellow’ warning for dense fog in parts of the Bhakra Dam reservoir area and Bala valley in Mandi on Thursday. Sunday.