Himachal Pradesh: Cars skidding on ice covered roads cause traffic jams in Shimla

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh): Days after Himachal Pradesh witnessed heavy snowfall, roads in its capital city Shimla on Thursday witnessed traffic jam with roads covered in ice causing cars to skid. Long queues could be seen on the Shimla-Mashobra road.

Several cars suffered damages as they slipped on the roads. The mercury in the state is currently down to sub-zero temperatures, while in Shimla it was recorded to be 0.3 degree Celsius.

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In the past 24 hours, the lowest minimum temperature in Himachal Pradesh was recorded in Lahaul-Spiti's Keylong at minus 15.3 degree Celsius, while Kalpa in Kinnaur district recorded minus 7.2 degree Celsius. Manali and Dalhousie recorded the temperatures of minus 2.5 and minus 1.0 degree Celsius, respectively. Kufri in Shimla recorded minus 3.6 degree Celsius. On Monday, the State Disaster Management Authority said several roads, including four national highways, have been closed and power supply and water supply channels have been disrupted at places. There are long traffic jams at some places. "Due to heavy snowfall, 731 roads including four National Highways closed, 1365 power supply schemes disrupted, 102 water supply schemes disrupted and 3220 electricity supply schemes were disrupted, out of which 1,955 have been restored," said the State Disaster Management Authority. Also read | Punjab elections 2022: SAD's Bikram Singh Majithia to contest against Congress' Navjot Sidhu from Amritsar East   -PTC News