Shimla / Manali: Fresh snowfall in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, of course visitors to Shimla and Manali but also blocking 460 routes and damaging 642 transformers, besides cutting Lahaul Valley.
All traffic running in the rural Shimla stopped but it played around on Ridge and Mall Road.
Kasauli and Solan had their first snow from this winter, and caught snowflakes falling from the sky who were happy at the visitors.
In the middle of a yellow warning and a detrimental estimate, Shimla, Kufri, Narcade, and Chail have reported more snowfall and rain since Wednesday night.
The Shimla District has a maximum blocked road in 149, followed by Lahaul-Spiti (138), Chamba (53), Bath (45), Kinna (21), Kinnaur (9), and Solan (1).
The damaged distribution transformer included 394 in the Sirmaur District, followed by 106 in Shimla, 80 in bathing, 53 in Kinnaur.
Chawari recorded 40 mm rainfall, followed by Pachhad, Kasol and Manali (16 mm each), Banjar (15 mm), Seobagh (14 mm), Wangtoo, Kasauli, Saloni, and Baldwara (12 mm), Dharamshala and Palampur (11 mm) MM respectively), Bhoranj (10 mm), Chamba, Gaggal, Kandaghat, and Sarahan (9 mm each), and Rohru (8 mm).
The main snowfall is in Kothi, Khadrada, Chopal, Nichar, Moran, Kukumseri, Bijahi, Kufri, Dalhousie, and Keylong.
Many areas coming out of electricity when snowfall all day.
Manali received 30cm fresh snow, while Solang Valley and Kothi received 70cm.
Solang ski slopes are below snow blankets thicker than 120cm.
South Portal from Atal Tunnels receive 90cm snow.
Lahaul valley gets light snow since Thursday morning.
Jali Pass, Hamta, and other areas higher than Kullu District also become white.
Traffic in 50 main roads was affected, while the link to Lahaul lost.
The highway that connects Manali with Atal Tunnel and Keylong is closed for all types of vehicles, because the organization of the border road (Bro) began to clean the snow between Solang and the Tunnel Atal for emergency purposes.
Given the estimates for more snow in the next 24 hours, Lahaul tends to remain cut off for a few more days at the local traditional festival, time of worship, party, and friends visiting.
Lahaul-spiti Manav Verma police inspector said: “The road has become slippery after the snow falls, so the route Manali-Atal Tunnelong is closed.
The establishment of defense geo-informatics research in Manali has issued a landslide warning.” Traffic on the National Highway Kullu-Manali is partially paralyzed.
The bus-headed buses that slipped back from mid and 30 tourist buses dropped their passengers 8 kilometers before Manali, where visitors had to rent a private taxi to reach their hotel.
Those who ended their journey had to hire a taxi to the dull point where the bus was parked.
Those who live in Manali enjoy snow dances all day, take selfies, and play with a snowball.
The police advised them not to go to the top area.
Delhi’s tour Jyotsana said: “Our prayers for snow are answered.
There is nothing more beautiful than snow.
We posted pictures of our dancing on social media and friends commented that they wanted to be in Manali.”