Mercury dips in Himachal Pradesh after fresh snowfall.
Mercury plummeted in Himachal Pradesh after fresh snowfall in high reaches of Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur, Chamba, Shimla and Kullu districts and rain in some parts of the state on Wednesday night, the Meteorological department said.
The minimum temperature in Keylong, Manali, Kalpa and Kufri has dropped below freezing point after the fresh snowfall.
Tourist destination Manali in Kullu district received first snowfall of the season. Manali received 4 cm snowfall, Director of MeT centre Shimla, Manmohan Singh, said.
Similarly, tourist attraction Khara Pathar in Jubbal Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district received the first snowfall of the season. Pangi and Kalpa in Kinnaur district also received fresh snowfall.
Similarly, high reaches of Chamba and tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti also received fresh snowfall. Exact data of snowfall in these areas was not available. The minimum temperature in Keylong, Manali, Kalpa and Kufri has settled below the freezing point, the Met Centre said.
(With PTI inputs)
1. Fresh snowfall in Kharapathar and Mandhol in Shimla
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Temperature has considerably dropped in Himachal Pradesh including state capital Shimla which received 15.5 mm rain during the period. Shimla recorded 3.3 degree Celsius minimum temperature in the past 24 hours. Visuals of fresh snowfall picture from Kharapathar area and Mandhol village in Shimla district.
2. Kullu's Bijli Mahadev temple
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Bijli Mahadev temple in Kullu district covered in a thick blanket of snow on Thursday. Mercury plummeted in Himachal Pradesh after fresh snowfall in high reaches of Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur, Chamba, Shimla and Kullu districts and rain in some parts of the state on Wednesday night, the Meteorological department said.
3. Malana village of Kullu
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Visuals from Malana village of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh. The minimum temperature in Keylong, Manali, Kalpa and Kufri has dropped below freezing point after the fresh snowfall. Tourist destination Manali in Kullu district received first snowfall of the season. Manali received 4 cm snowfall, Director of MeT centre Shimla Manmohan Singh said.
4. Snowfall in Narkanda
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Narkanda town in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district. The lowest -3.3 degree Celsius temperature in Himachal was recorded in Keylong of Lahaul and Spiti districts. Besides 2.8 degree Celsius minimum temperature was recorded in Chail, 3.3 in Shimla, 3.7 in Dalhousie, 6.5 in Palampur, 8.8 in Dharamshala and 9 degree Celsius minimum temperature was recorded in Una during the last 24 hours.
5. Snowfall in Kinnaur
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Pangi and Kalpa in Kinnaur district also received fresh snowfall. Visuals from Pangi area. 36 mm rain was recorded in Seobagh followed by 32.4 mm in Manali, 28.8 mm in Berthin, 27.2 mm in Bhuntar and 22 mm in Palampur during the last 24 hours. Besides the tourist destination Dalhousie received 20 mm rain and state capital Shimla got 15.5 mm rain during the period.
6. Sangla valley in Kinnaur
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Sangla valley in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall today. In wake of Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) warning, Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday directed Chief Secy of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand & Jammu and Kashmir to keep a close watch, monitor the situation in prone areas regularly & take appropriate precautionary measures
7. Solang valley
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Solang valley in Kullu district receives fresh snowfall. Mercury dipped to freezing temperatures in many parts of Himachal Pradesh after fresh snowfall.
8. Kalpa town in Kinnaur receives fresh snowfall
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Kalpa in Kinnaur district receives fresh snowfall. Besides Kinnaur, snowfall was also reported from high reaches of Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur, Chamba, Shimla and Kullu districts and rain in some parts of the state on Wednesday night.
