Shimla, March 1: Himachal Pradesh’s tourist resorts Shimla and Manali were committed in a white sheet of snow Saturday, giving them a picturesque look.
The residents of this city shivered as icy winds brought down the minimum temperature to 1 degree celsius.
According to the Met workplace here, Shimla recorded 4 cm snow and 21.8 mm rain.
Manali in Kullu district has been experiencing snow since early Saturday.
“High-altitude areas of Lahaul and Spiti, Chamba, Mandi, Kullu, Kinnaur, Sirmaur and Shimla districts are experiencing moderate snow for the past 2 days,” a Met official said.
Kalpa in Kinnaur district, that saw 3 cm snow, recorded a low of minus 3.6 degrees Celsius whereas the temperature was 0.0 degree in Manali.
Mashobra, located on the outskirts of Shimla, experienced 7 cm snow, whereas Dharamsala, that registered 6.6 degrees, saw 3.4 mm rain.
Bharmour in Chamba district was the coldest within the state at 9.1 degrees below the freezing point.
The traffic movement beyond Dhalli, 10 km from here, was hampered since a large stretch of the National Highway-22 was below a thick blanket of snow.
