High reaches of Himachal receives snowfall

High reaches of Himachal Pradesh received moderate to heavy snowfall and downstream lashed by rainfall light rainfall and lower hills of the State are being drenched by rain the higher ones of Himachal Pradesh are recording another spell of snow. The tourist favorite station Manali and Shimla, have not received any snow in the past 24 hours, but both cities recorded fall in mercury owing to rain.  On the other hand Atal tunnel on the higher reaches of Manali recorded 24 inches of snow.  A spokesperson of the Indian Meteorological Department informed that Rohtang pass has recorded 30 inches of snow in the past 24 hours.  Amongst highest snow receiving stations in the State, Killar in Chamba district recorded 18 inch snow.  Saloni of the district had received 15 inches of snow in the past 24 hours.  In Kullu, the Jalori pass got 12 inches of snow.  In Lahaul & Spiti district, Darcha 12 inch, Keylong 9 inch and Kaza recorded 2 cm of snow.  In Kinnaur district, Sangla received 2 inch snow and Chitkul the border village got 3 inch snow.  In Shimla district Narkanda and Kharapathar got 1 inch of snow.  Kids in Chopal got 2 inch, Churdhar 3 inch and Dodra Kwar 3 inch snow.  In addition, all the lower parts of the State have been lashed by intermittent rains in the past 24 hours.  As per IMD a Western Disturbance as a cyclonic circulation over East Afghanistan & neighborhood Afghanistan and Adjoining north Pakistan between the induced cyclonic circulation over southwest Rajasthan & neighborhood Rajasthan and extends upto 1.5 km above mean sea level, which is causing the wet spell.  They inform that another fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from the night of January 27.