Himachal hills get snow again

Rain, hailstorm bring down temperature in Manali, Dalhousie, attract a large number of tourists

February 21, 2017 03:18 am | Updated 03:18 am IST - SHIMLA

The higher reaches including the tribal districts of Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh on Monday once again experienced a light snowfall resulting in cold wave conditions in the State.

More than 13 cms of fresh snow was recorded in Udaipur of Lahaul-Spiti and around 8 cms in Keylong of Kinnaur district. Kothi in Kullu and Kalpa in Kinnaur experienced a mild snowfall of around 4 cms. There are also reports of a moderate snowfall from the higher hills of Shimla and Mandi districts.

Rain, hailstorm

Tourist places like Manali, Dalhousie and Shimla had rain showers and an intermittent spell of hailstones. More than 10 mm of rain was recorded in Kullu-Manali and about 30 mm in Tissa in Chamba and 10-20 mm of rain in other places.

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