Shimla, Manali and other parts of Himachal Pradesh are wrapped in a blanket of snow to the glee of tourists. There was more snowfall yesterday.
The government has advised motorists to check road conditions before travelling to higher reaches in the hills as there are chances of heavy snowfall.
People in the state capital shivered as icy winds along with snow kept the minimum temperature at minus 0.3 degree Celsius. Manali recorded zero degree.
Shimla and Manali towns experienced 10cm and 21cm of snow respectively.
Tourist destination Narkanda, some 65km from here, experienced snowfall, giving skiers a chance to enjoy the sport.
The Solang ski slopes and Dalhousie in Chamba district too were covered by snow.
Bharmour in Chamba district saw 45cm of snow, the highest in the state. The picturesque Kothi near Manali recorded 38cm of snow.
Kalpa, some 250km from Shimla, got 9cm of snow, with the minimum temperature dipping to minus 3 degrees.
“High-altitude areas of Lahaul and Spiti, Chamba, Mandi, Kullu, Kinnaur, Sirmaur and Shimla districts have been experiencing moderate to heavy snow since Saturday night,” a weather official said.
Widespread rains lashed the lower areas of the state like Dharamsala, Palampur, Solan, Nahan, Bilaspur, Una, Hamirpur and Mandi, bringing down the temperature.
A man crosses a snow-covered road in Shimla yesterday.
