Monday 15 December 2014

Intense cold wave sweeps Himachal Pradesh after snowfall

Vehicular traffic remained disrupted for the second day in upper Shimla and also between Kullu and Manali. Water in taps in residential areas located in Shimla's US Club and Jakhu hills remained frozen due to the extreme cold. The district administration has declared closure of all educational institutes in Shimla for two days from Monday.

Popular tourist spots near Shimla like Kufri and Narkanda received good spells of snow in the past two days. The tourist resort Kasauli in Solan district also received mild snowfall.

The Rohtang Pass (13,050 feet) and the Baralacha Pass (16,020 ft) - located on the Manali-Leh highway - witnessed heavy snowfall as well. The resort town of Kalpa recorded a minimum temperature of minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, while it was 0.4 degree in Dalhousie and 5.9 degrees Celsius below the freezing point in Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti district.

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