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High reaches experiences snowfall in Himachal, Mercury freezes at minus 1.3 degrees at Keylong

Fresh snowfall and rain in few places of state in last 24 hrs are disrupted thevehicular traffic and stranded number of tourists and local due to mounting of snow on many highpasses, the Indian Meteorological Department confirmed.
The gateway of Lahaul Spiti Rohtang Pass( 13050 ft) Kunzum pass, Goshal hill, Saptatrishi hills and Lady of Keylongs, Baralacha and other high passes were wrapped in a thick blanket of fresh snowfall in the Lahaul Spiti.
Hansa in Lahaul Spiti had 38 cm snow, Koksar 15.3 cm, Sumdo 13.5 mm  and Gondla eight cm.
Baralacha and Rohtang pass recorded one to two feet snowfall closing down the vehicular traffic, Deputy Commissioner of the district Mr Neeraj Kumar said.
He said that with clear weather today about 150 peop[le stranded at Darcha, Sumdo and Batal to be evacuated by the administration today.
He said that rain and snowfall disrupted vehicular traffic in many places. Manali- Keylong and Manali Lehroad snowbound since last 24 hrs due to mounting of two feet snowfall likely to be clear today however the highway was closed yesterday.
Sangla in Kinnuar, Reckong-Peo, 54.4 mm, Kalpa 50.2 mm, Sarhana in Shimla 26 mm, Rampur in Shimla 25.5 mm,
Minimum temperature noose dive of this season at Keylong as it was minus 1.3 degrees.down by two degrees Kalpa in Kinnuar was 0.4 degrees, The mercury went down below freezing point first time in this season tourist resort Manali 4.8 degrees, Bhuntar in Kulu and Kufri in Shimla eight degrees Dalhousie 10 degree and Sundernagar
9.3 degrees.
Shimla 11.2 degrees,Solan 9.4 degrees, Mnadi 11.6 degrees, Chamba 12.3 degrees Hamipur 13 degreesBilaspur 14 degrees, Kangra 14 degrees, Dharmshala 15 degrees,  Una 16.5 degrees and Nahan in Sirmaur 16.7 degrees.   The Met Office forecast mainly dry weather in next 24 hrs .

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