645 roads including four national highways affected by snow

Shimla. There has been heavy snowfall in the hilly areas of Himachal Pradesh for the last two days. There has been heavy snowfall in Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Kullu, Shimla and Chamba districts. This winter season, there was heavy snowfall in the higher areas from Friday to Sunday night. People’s problems have increased as normal life has been disrupted due to this snowfall.

At present, the weather is expected to remain clear for the next five days. According to the report of the State Emergency Operation Center, 645 roads and 1416 electricity transformers are stalled across the state due to snowfall and rain. Traffic on four national highways is affected due to snowfall.

According to the report, maximum 242 roads are closed in Shimla district. Bus service has come to a standstill in the upper areas of Shimla district for the last five days. Apart from this, 157 roads are closed in Lahaul-Spiti, 93 in Kullu, 61 in Chamba, 51 in Mandi, 24 in Kinnaur and 16 in Sirmaur. Vehicular movement on two national highways each in Lahaul-Spiti and Kullu districts has come to a standstill for the last one week. Snowfall has had a huge impact on power supply.

Hundreds of families are in the dark due to closure of 1416 power transformers in the state, due to which people are forced to shiver due to lack of electricity in the harsh winter. Power supply is disrupted from 485 transformers in Kullu district, 319 in Chamba, 245 in Sirmaur, 221 in Mandi, 113 in Shimla and 30 in Kinnaur district. According to the Meteorological Department, 35 cm of fresh snow has fallen in Chidgaon of Shimla district, 30 in Khadrala and 25 cm in Narkanda, while in Kullu district, 23 cm of fresh snow has fallen in Manali, 16 in Gundla and 15 cm each in Keylong and Shilaru. Is. According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, the weather will remain clear in the state for the next five days.