Snowfall Blocks Highways In Himachal

Jan 14, 2023

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), January 14 (ANI): Hill-state of Himachal continued to receive snowfall on January 14.Following heavy snowfall over the past two days, traffic movement has been impacted as 245 roads across the state were blocked. As per official data, four national highways,ManaliLeh National Highway NH-03, Kullu Highway NH 705, Kinnaur Highway NH-05 and LahaulSpiti Highway NH 505 have been blocked due to heavy snowfall. Kharapather regionreceived around 5-6 inches of snowfall.Narkanda received 4-5 inches of snow andKufri and Fagu received 4 inches of snow, leading to the road blockages, informed the state’s traffic police on its official Twitter handle. According to IMD, the maximum and minimum temperatures in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday were recorded at 6 degrees Celsius and -4 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperature of minus 7.2 degrees was recorded at Keylong district.