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Arunachal Pradesh receives first snowfall of the season

The season's first snowfall in Arunachal Pradesh occurred at the picturesque Tawang town situated at 14,000 feet above sea level, bordering China.

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The season's first snowfall in Arunachal Pradesh occurred at the picturesque Tawang town situated at 14,000 feet above sea level, bordering China, with the temperature dropping below minus three degrees celsius.
 
"The entire Tawang town has been covered by about two to three inches of snow this morning," official sources said.
 
With it snowing for a week now, Sela Pass on the Bomdila-Tawang road was covered by three feet of snow in the last few days, extra assistant commissioner, Dr DK Chutia said over telephone.
 
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) was on alert for any blockade on the vital Tawang-Bomdila road, the only lifeline of Tawang and Eastern Kameng districts, which share borders with China and Bhutan.
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