Shimla February 28:
Higher hills in Himachal Pradesh experienced fresh snowfall as intense cold wave sweeping the state continued unabated though day temperatures rose by a few notches in some places.
Tourist resort Manali was covered with a thick white sheet as Solang, Mari, Koksar and Rohtang Pass received 30 to 50 cm of snow overnight. Shimla had five-cm of snowing as the mercury dipped to a low of 0.6 degrees celsius in the state capital. However, the maximum rose to settle at 12 degrees.
The Manali-Leh highway has been cleared of snow up to Palchan, some five-km from here, and sports enthusiasts are making a beeline to Solang ski slopes. More than 40-ft of snow had been deposited on the sprawling Pir Panjal range this winter, a report from Manali said. Solan, Bhuntar and Dharamsala registered lows of 2.7, 3.3 and 3.7 degrees celsius respectively.
Higher hills in Himachal Pradesh experienced fresh snowfall as intense cold wave sweeping the state continued unabated though day temperatures rose by a few notches in some places.
Tourist resort Manali was covered with a thick white sheet as Solang, Mari, Koksar and Rohtang Pass received 30 to 50 cm of snow overnight. Shimla had five-cm of snowing as the mercury dipped to a low of 0.6 degrees celsius in the state capital. However, the maximum rose to settle at 12 degrees.
The Manali-Leh highway has been cleared of snow up to Palchan, some five-km from here, and sports enthusiasts are making a beeline to Solang ski slopes. More than 40-ft of snow had been deposited on the sprawling Pir Panjal range this winter, a report from Manali said. Solan, Bhuntar and Dharamsala registered lows of 2.7, 3.3 and 3.7 degrees celsius respectively.
