Pir Panjal mountain range receives heavy snowfall, roads blocked
News | December 28, 2020 15:06 ISTThe higher reaches of Pir Panjal mountain range received heavy snowfall.
The higher reaches of Pir Panjal mountain range received heavy snowfall.
The snow clearance operation is underway in HP's Shimla on December 28.
The famous Vaishno Devi shrine received the season's first snowfall as moderate to heavy snow and rains lashed wide parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
All roads in upper Shimla are blocked due to fresh snowfall in the city on Sunday night, bringing cheers to tourists, residents, and hoteliers.
The cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra on Sunday received the season's first snowfall, much to the cheer of tourists thronging the region.
Drass is the second coldest inhabited place in the world where the minimum temperature dropped to minus 60 degrees Celsius in January 1995.
The minimum temperature was minus 0.6 degree Celsius in Srinagar, minus 0.9 in Pahalgam and minus 4 in Gulmarg on Saturday.
The MET Office on Monday issued an 'Orange Colour' weather warning for hilly areas of J-K and Ladakh and said the weather was most likely to deteriorate on Tuesday in both the UTs.
Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir region received fresh spell of snowfall and rain which have triggered cold wave conditions in the region. The snowfall led to closure of several roads connecting remote villages in the area.
Most of the plain areas in Kashmir experienced the season’s first snowfall on Monday, even as the higher reaches witnessed heavy precipitation, leading to the closure of Srinagar-Leh road which connects the valley with Ladakh, officials said.
Uttarakhand's Chamoli district received fresh snowfall on November 23.
People in Dharamshala woke up to a chilly morning after Dhauladhar range received fresh snowfall.
The MeT office has issued an 'Orange Colour' weather warning for the higher reaches of J-K and Sonmarg -Zojila axis on the Srinagar-Leh road, asking the administration and people to be prepared and to maintain vigil.
In Jammu division, Jammu city recorded 9.2 degrees, Bannihal 0.4 degree, Batote 2.9 degrees, Katra 8.4 degrees, and Bhaderwah 1.4 degrees as the day's minimum temperature.
Atal Tunnel has been closed for tourists following heavy snowfall in the region. The Atal Tunnel is the world's longest on an altitude of 10,040 feet, which has become a tourist destination after being thrown open to the public by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 9.02-km underpass connects Lahaul of Lahaul-Spiti district and Manali of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) Scientist Manmohan Singh on November 17 informed that Shimla recorded 4.4 degree Celsius temperature and Manali recorded 1.5 degree Celsius today.
Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir received rain and fresh snowfall. The region was seen covered in a thick layer of the white blanket of snow. With this, the temperature in the area dropped further.
Temperature dropped significantly in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla on November 16.
Heavy snowfall began at Kedarnath on Sunday night and continued till Monday, delaying their departure.
The famous Kedarnath experienced snowy morning on November 16. With milky snow sheets, Kedarnath looked serene.
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