Dry spell continue in rest of state rainfall confines to isolate places in Himachal
Most places of Himachal Pradesh reeling under dry spell as winter rain and snowfall confined to isolated placed in mid and high reaches. Keylong (Lahul Spiti) had five centimeter snowfall, Sangla (Kinnaur) 4.5 cm Khadrala (Shimla) four cm. Tourist resort Manali two cm, Kalpa 3 cm, Kukemseri 2.5 cm, Seobagh(Kullu) is 17.2 mm Kasol (Kullu) 14 mm, Manali(Kullu) 13 , Bhuntar(Kullu)12.4 mm. According to district administration Lahaul-Spiti vehicular traffic was partly off on the Manali Leh National Highway ( NH – 003 as only local people are allowed in four by four vehicles upto Jispa . The Darcha Shinkula road is closed for all types of vehicles. Pangi Killar Highway ( SH – 26 ) is open for local four by four vehicles from Tandi to Udaipur . Kaza road ( NH – 505 ) from Gramfu to Kaza is closed and Sumdo to Losar via Pin valley is open for light vehicles . Local people and tourists are advised to avoid unnecessary travel in case of snowfall.
Minimum temperature plummet by three to four degrees, Shimla six degrees,. Sundernagar 3.7 degree, Kalpa minus four degrees 3, Dharamshala 7.2, Una 70 Nahan 12.5Keylong -10.7 ,Solan 5,Manali minus one, Kangra 7, Mandi 4.1, Bilaspur 7.3 Hamirpur 5, Chamba 5.4, Dalhousie 4.9 Jubberhatti airport 7.6 Kufri 1.8, Narakanda -0.7 degrees respectively. Met office forecast rain or Snowfall at isolated places of state and it would mainly dry weather in rest places in next 24 hrs.
