Many roads in upper Shimla are blocked due to fresh snowfall in the city, bringing cheers to tourists, residents, and hoteliers. While, roads in the city have turned slippery. Light snowfall started around 9.15 pm at Mall Road, Jakhu, Chhota Shimla, and other areas of the city, officials said on Monday.
Kufri in Shimla district witnessed 30 cm of snowfall, followed by 32 cm in Dalhousie of Chamba district, 14 cm in Manali of Kullu district and nine cm in Shimla city, Director of the Meteorological Centre in Shimla, Manmohan Singh, said. Keylong, Kalpa, Shimla, Dalhousie and Kufri shivered at sub-zero temperatures on Monday, the department said.
Keylong was the coldest place in the state at minus 6.7 degrees Celsius, Singh said. Kalpa in Kinnaur district and Manali in Kullu district recorded minimum temperatures of minus 3.4 and minus 3.1 degrees Celsius, he added. Dalhousie, Kufri and Shimla recorded minus 3.4, minus 2.4 and minus 1.1 degrees Celsius respectively. Manali recorded a low of 0.2 degrees Celsius, Singh said.
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