(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla and popular tourist resort Manali yesterday got another spell of snowfall, turning the hill stations more picturesque.
As news of the snowfall flashed across the plains, tourists started arriving at Manali and Shimla, hospitality industry sources said.
"Shimla and its nearby tourist spots have been receiving snowfall since this morning," an official of the meteorological office said.
The residents of Shimla shivered as icy winds brought down the minimum temperature to 1 degree Celsius.
It started snowing in Manali around midnight, much to the delight of those in the hospitality industry. The snow was certain to draw tourists and visitors, they said, though the minimum temperature in the town slipped to 0.8 degrees.
Shimla's nearby tourist spots like Kufri and Narkanda and the ski slopes in Solang in upper Manali also experienced a fresh spell of snowfall.
The snowfall, however, blocked highways and roads in many parts of the state.
Towns in upper Shimla hills were cut off as heavy snow piled on roads, officials said.
Traffic movement beyond Dhalli, 10km from Shimla, was suspended since a large stretch of Hindustan-Tibet Road disappeared under a thick layer of snow.
The entire Kinnaur district and towns in Shimla district such as Narkanda, Jubbal, Kotkhai, Kumarsain, Kharapathar, Rohru and Chopal are cut off due to snow, a government official said.
"High-altitude areas of Lahaul-Spiti, Chamba, Kullu, Kinnaur, Sirmaur and Shimla districts have been experiencing moderate to heavy snow," said the Met official.
Rain lashed lower areas of the state such as Dharamsala, Palampur, Solan, Nahan, Bilaspur, Una, Hamirpur and Mandi, pulling down both night and day temperatures.
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