Manali Leh national highway closed due to heavy snowfall

Manali Leh national highway ( NH-003) has been closed for all type of vehicles due to snowfall. The Darcha Shinkula road is closed Movement of all type of vehicles. Pangi Killar Highway ( SH-26) is closed for all vehicles, Kaza road ( NH-505) is closed from Graphu to Kaza and Sumdo to Losar is also closed. Vehicles on these routes are restricted till further orders. Local people and tourist are advised to avoid unnecessary travel. Helpline numbers issued by government are as follows – 94594 61355 , 0190020 2509,510,517 and toll free -1077

Meanwhile Himachal Pradesh recorded major spell of fresh snowfall as tourist resort Kufri, Narkanda, Fagu and many others high peaks drape in white blanket, light to moderate snowfall partly disrupting normal life in Manali and its surrounding areas however Tourist are dismayed over no snowfall at Shimla and Dalhousie so far . Met office spokesperson said that Chhitkul (Kinnuar) 75 cm(2.6 ft) snow, Nichar, Rohtang Tunnel south Portal, Khadrala (Shimla) , Shikaridevi (Mandi),Kaza (Lahaul-Spiti) 60 cm(two ft), Kothi (Kullu) 45 cm, Pooh & Sangala (Kinnaur) 41.5cm, Kalpa (Kinnaur)39 cm. Kukumseri and Keylong 14 cm, Tourist resort Kufri 16 cm, Tourist resort Manali 2.5 cm, Solang (Kullu) 50cm, Tabo and Udaipur 8.5 cm, Khadapather, Theog and Narkanda (Shimla) 30 cm, Khadki 15 cm, Chopal ten cm, Kotgarh 12 cm. Dalhousie(Chamba) had  37 mm rain, Manali(Kullu):33 mm, Shimla  Rampur(Shimla): 24 mm Seobagh, Dhaulakaun 14 mm (Sirmaur), Nahan 13 mm and Solan 10 cm, Sundernagar (Mandi)8 mm, Dharmshala 6 mm and Kangra five mm. Light rainfall also recorded in many places of Shimla, Kangra, Solan, Mandi and Kullu minimum temperature improvised in tribal areas however it was below normal in the rest of state. Minimum temperature of Shimla was 1.6 and 1.5 degrees below normal, Keylong in Lahual Spiti minus four degrees and six degrees above normal, Kalpa was minus two , Dharamshala 7, Una 8.6, Nahan 9,  Solan 6, Manali 0.4 ,Kangra 10.8 4.3, Mandi 3.6, Bilaspur 7.5,Hamirpur 10.7, Chamba 8.3, Dalhousie one and  Kufri  minus 0.1 and Narakanda  minus 1.4 . India Meteorological Department issued orange alert of widespread snowfall and rain in Himachal Pradesh warning people to save them from cold wave and power supply and roads are closed in many places in Tribal district vehicular traffic also affected on Old Hindustan Tibet National Highway-5 at Kufri, Theog. and Narkanda and between Shimla-Jubbal Kotkhai, and Chopal and Rohru. Inclement weather was continue in the state and it was snowing in many high altitude areas of the state. After overnight Windstorm it was overcast and mainly cloudy in the rest of state. Day temperature likely to plummets sharply due to inclement weather today .