Two feet of snow have fallen in Rohtang, Baralacha Shinkula, and Kunjam Pass. Snowfall has been occurring in all high-altitude areas since Friday morning. Snowflakes have been falling in Lahaul-Spiti since morning. Due to heavy snowfall, life in the district has become disrupted. Movement of vehicles has been affected on the Manali-Keylong road as well as the Tandi-Sansari road. Four-wheel-drive vehicles are running at some places in the valley, while bus service has been stopped. Due to snowfall since the morning, half a foot of snow has accumulated on both ends of the Atal Tunnel. All tourist places in Lahaul, including Atal Tunnel, have been closed for tourists.
Due to snowfall since morning, half a foot of snow has fallen between Keylong and Sissu. Snowflakes are continuing to fall in the entire area of Lahaul-Spiti. The rain continued throughout the day in the tourist city of Manali, while snow also fell for some time. Snow is falling in Anjani Mahadev, Kothi, Gulaaba, and Hamta, including Manali’s tourist place Solangnala. Heavy snowfall is occurring in Tanglangala and Lachungla, including Baralacha Pass of the Manali-Leh route.
It is worth noting that the Manali-Leh route is closed for vehicles due to winter, which will now be restored only in summer. Due to more tourists in Manali, there is a lot of crowding at Hidimba Temple, Vashisht Nagar, etc. Due to the 3-day holiday in Himachal, there is a possibility of a big increase in tourists. SDM Manali Raman Kumar Sharma said that the Atal Tunnel Rohtang remained closed for tourists on Friday. Tourists were allowed to go only as far as Solangnala. He issued an advisory and requested tourists not to go to high-altitude areas.
Half a dozen bus routes closed in Kullu due to rain and snowfall. Due to heavy rain and snowfall in district Kullu, about half a dozen bus routes in rural areas have been affected. On many routes, buses are running only halfway. The wheels of buses have stopped on routes like Bagipul, Palchan, Bayasar, Kotadhar, Thach Mashna, etc., of the district. Bus station in charge: Kullu Manoj Kumar said that half a dozen bus routes have been affected due to the weather.
