Following heavy snowfall, at least 835 roads in Himachal Pradesh, including three national highways, were shut for traffic movement on Sunday. Meanwhile, the meteorological department has predicted that a fresh western disturbance is likely to cause heavy snowfall in the higher reaches of the hill state from Monday.
According to the State Emergency Operation Centre, about 282 roads, including NH 3 (Leh-Manali) and NH 505 (Kaza-Gramphu), are blocked in the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti. As many as 234 roads are closed in Shimla; 110 in Mandi; 78 in Chamba; 65, including NH 305 (Sainj-Luhri-Aut) in Kullu; 41 in Sirmour; 18 in Kinnaur; four in Kangra, and three in Una.
Additionally, around 1,942 transformers were disrupted across Himachal Pradesh, which includes 789 in Shimla district, 354 in Sirmour, 284 in Mandi, 277 in Chamba, 174 in Kullu, 27 in Lahaul and Spiti, and 23 in Solan, leaving thousands of households without electricity.
Light snowfall and rain were observed at isolated places in the higher reaches on Sunday, while the weather in most parts of the state was dry. Cold wave conditions were observed in Manali, Una, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, and Bilaspur. The lowest temperature, 10 degrees Celsius, was recorded at Tabo village in the Lahaul and Spiti district.
MeT issued a yellow warning for the entire state for Monday, predicting thunderstorms and lightning, along with gusty winds, at isolated places. The weather department has issued an orange alert for Kullu, Kinnaur, Chamba, and Lahaul and Spiti districts on Tuesday, forecasting heavy snowfall and rains. For the remaining nine districts, it has issued a yellow alert, predicting a cold day with thunderstorms and lightning.
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