Tourists make a beeline for Himachal as IMD predicts snowfall after December 29
Shimla, December 27: With the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting snowfall on in five districts of Himachal Pradesh on December 29, a large number of tourists are rushing to the hill state.
On the other hand, people in main tourist destinations in the state are not expecting any snow and they are disappointed. There is a huge rush in Shimla too. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has directed all Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police in the districts of the key tourist destinations in the state to remain alert,
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued rain and snow warning after December 29 in higher reaches of Chamba, Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti, Kullu and Shimla districts of the state. "It is difficult to get a hotel in Shimla and around, as a large number of people have gathered here. But I was able to manage it and got a hotel. I have been staying here for the past two days, but now I am planning to shift to Kasol region of Kullu district," said a tourist.
Another tourist said, "I am planning to go to higher regions as there is a little bit of disappointment as I did not get snowfall in Shimla. We hope to see snowfall in other parts of the state. It was a thrilling experience to be here and on this New Year and Christmas festival time, this is a nice place to spend vacations," a tourist from Maharashtra said.
The tourists ahead of New Year season are also rushing from the neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi to enjoy the beautiful weather conditions here."I am happy to be here this is a beautiful place. I almost come every month to this region, so it is not new for me, but we are expecting snow in this period of time. Still, we did not get it we are enjoying it," another tourist from Chandigarh, Suvrit said.
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Tourists coming from other states of India are enjoying the chill weather conditions here but it sounds a bit disappointing as they do not experience the fresh snowfall in the region. These tourists are now planning to extend their plans so that they can experience the fresh snowfall as forecasted by the IMD nearing the New Year.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, there would be snowfall on higher reaches after December 29 and the district of Chamba Kinnaur Kullu Rahul Spiti and Shimla.
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"We are expecting another Western disturbance on December 29 in the region. The districts of Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Chamba, Kullu and higher reaches of some parts of Shimla district are expected to have a fresh snowfall. During the past 24 hours the districts of Bilaspur, Una and Mandi are gripped in cold wave conditions and we have issued an alert for that in the region. However, today we have forecasted snowfall in the higher reaches of Lahaul-Spiti, Chamba and Kullu," said Sandeep Kumar Sharma, senior scientist at IMD HP.
(With inputs from social media)
- ANI
