Cold intensifies, heavy snow at Manali, Shimla
Tribune News Service
Shimla, January 6
The cold wave conditions in the state intensified today with Shimla, Manali, Dalhousie, Dharamsala and the higher reaches receiving a fresh spell of snowfall.
The state capital was today lashed by heavy rains, sleet followed by a snowfall which could be heavy during the night. This is the heaviest snowfall of the season the town has experienced in the season so far. The mighty Rohtang Pass (13,050 ft) and adjoining areas received 10 cm to 15 cm of fresh snowfall.
The famous tourist resorts of Narkanda, Fagu, Kufri and upper Shimla areas are also reported to be experiencing intermittent snowfall, accompanied by strong velocity icy winds and rains.
The local meteorological office has issued a warning of rain, thunder storm and heavy snowfall today and tomorrow in the middle and high hills of the state.
Widespread rains occurred at various places in lower and mid hills and Dharmashala was the wettest in the region with 16 mm rains, followed by Chamba 14 mm, Kangra 13 mm, Una 9 mm, Saluni and Manali 7 mm each, Solan 6 mm, Sundernagar and Seobagh 4 mm, Bharmaur and Bangana 2 mm and Shimla and Bhuntar 1 mm.
The high altitude tribal areas reeling under freezing cold wave conditions are experiencing intermittent snowfall, affecting the normal life within the tribal valleys also. Keylong and Kalpa in tribal Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districts recorded minimum temperatures at minus 5.6 degree and minus 2.6 degree while key tourist resort of Manali shivered at 0.6 degree C.
Solan and Shimla recorded minimum temperatures at 4.5 degree and 4.9 degree, followed by Bhuntar 5.0 degree, Sundernagar 5.6 degree, Una 7.5 degree, Nahan 7.9 degree, Palampur 8.0 degree and Dharamsala 9.0 degree Celsius.
The maximum day temperatures have dropped. Nahan was the hottest during the day with a high of 17.6 degree, followed by Solan 17.5 degree, Una 16.4 degree, Sundernagar 15.8 degree, Dharamshala 15.0 degree, Bhuntar 14.1 degree, Shimla 13.7 degree and Kalpa 3.6 degree.
