Himachal Pradesh: Kufri, Narkanda receive season's first snow; rain lashes Shimla
Himachal Pradesh: Kufri and Narkanda donned white mantle following the first spell of mild snowfall on Monday. Hill state capital Shimla and its surrounding areas received rain.
Chitkul received 15.5 cm of snow while Sangla and Kalpa in Kinnaur district received 7.6 cm and 6.0 cm of snow, respectively. Remote Dodra Kawar and Chopal received 30 cm and 6 cm of snowfall each, respectively.
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Kufri, Narkanda, Rohru and Khara Pathar received light snowfall. Lower areas of the state such as Dharamsala, Palampur, Solan, Nahan, Bilaspur, Una, Hamirpur and Mandi towns received rain, bringing down the temperature considerably.
Police issue directives
The Shimla police have issued an advisory asking commuters to be cautious and call 112 or 8894728016 (Dhalli SHO) in case of any help.
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Rohtang Pass and Atal Tunnel recorded heavy snowfall of 75 cm and 45 cm while Koksar, Darcha and Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti recorded 45 cm, 30 cm and 20 cm of fresh snow.
MeT predict more snow
The MeT office had predicted rain and snow at a few places in mid and higher places in Himachal Pradesh on December 6, 8 and 9.
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Hoteliers upbeat
Hoteliers are elated as they are expecting more tourist inflow in the coming days.
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Roads that remain blocked
More than 130 roads are blocked in Himachal — Lahaul and Spiti (127), two in Kinnaur and one each in Shimla, Chamba and Kullu districts.
Keylong was the coldest in the region recording a minimum temperature at minus 3.4 degree, followed by Kufri, which recorded minus 1 degree, Kalpa minus 0.2 degree, Manali 0 degree, Dalhousie 2.6 degree and Shimla 5.1 degree C.
-PTC News with agency inputs
