Tourists stranded in Manali after snowfall
Nearly 50 tourists are stranded in Kothi due to road blockade after heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, officials have said. While electricity supply was snapped in Shimla and Manali due to damaged power lines, traffic to tourist destinations Shimla, Manali and Dalhousie has been cut off. Meanwhile, efforts to rescue the tourists are underway.
Traffic to tourist destinations Shimla, Manali and Dalhousie were cut off from the rest of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday following heavy snowfall overnight, officials said.Electricity supply was snapped in Shimla and Manali as power lines were damaged due to falling trees.Nearly 50 tourists are stranded in Kothi, Manali due to road blockade. Efforts are being made to rescue them.Traffic bound for Shimla was disrupted at Shogi, about 15 km from Shimla, due to snowfall, an official said.Likewise, traffic on the National Highway-21 was also blocked near Patlikuhl, 20 km before Manali. SEASON'S FIRST SNOWFALL This is the season's first significant snowfall that froze Shimla.The cold weather resulted in the freezing of taps. According to the MeT reports, certain areas in Shimla like the Mall Road, the Ridge, the US Club and Jakhu hills got more than a foot of snow.Also read: Kashmir: Incessant snowfall cripples normal life, impacts traffic, flights Also read: Stuck for more than 8 hours: Hundreds stranded near Manali after heavy snowfall in Solangnala Rain lashed lower areas of Himachal Pradesh such as Dharamsala, Palampur, Solan, Nahan, Bilaspur, Una, Hamirpur and Mandi, bringing down the temperatures.A government spokesperson said most of the internal roads in Shimla and Kinnaur districts were cut off due to snow.Even traffic bound for towns in Shimla district such as Narkanda, Jubbal, Kotkhai, Kharapathar and Chopal have been disrupted.