Avalanche in HP’s Kinnaur closes freeway; snow blocks roads throughout state
By PTI
SHIMLA: An avalanche hit Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, leaving the Hindustan-Tibet highway blocked, officers mentioned.
The avalanche struck close to Tinku nullah in Pooh and efforts to reopen the highway (National Highway 5) are underway, they mentioned.
According to the officers, snowfall in different components of the state left 256 different roads, together with 4 nationwide highways, blocked.
National Highway (NH) 3 close to Rohtang Pass, NH 305 close to Jalori Pass, NH 505 from Gramphu to Lossar and NH 5 in Pooh have been closed because of snowfall, the officers mentioned.
At 137, the utmost variety of roads have been blocked in Lahaul and Spiti.
Fifty-three roads have been blocked in Chamba, 33 in Kullu, 13 in Shimla, six in Sirmaur, 5 in Kinnaur and Mandi every, they mentioned. Besides, 1,024 transformers have been disrupted, they added.
Gondla obtained 20 cm of snow, Kothi 12 cm, Khadrala 10 cm, Keylong 9 cm, Keylong 8 cm, Kalpa 7 cm, Sangla 7 cm, Shillaroo and Tissa 5 cm every, based on the meteorological division.
Intermittent rains additionally lashed a number of components of Himachal Pradesh, the climate division mentioned. Kheri was the wettest place within the state with 88 mm of rainfall.
Saloni recorded 43 mm of rainfall, Dharmshala 29 mm, Sangrah 26 mm, Jogindernagar 24 cm, Nadaun 22 cm, Mehre 20 cm, Jatton Barrage and Mandi 14 mm every, Gaggal 13 mm, Ghamroor 12 mm and Baijnath 10 mm.
The climate workplace has issued a ‘yellow’ warning for heavy rain and snow at remoted locations over mid and excessive hills and thunderstorms, lightning and hailstorm within the plains, and low and mid-hills on January 29 and 30.
It has predicted a moist spell within the area from January 28 to 30 with a recent western disturbance more likely to method the state.
Authorities have suggested farmers to take precautions towards waterlogging, which might trigger vegetation to rot or end in poor germination in wheat and greens.
SHIMLA: An avalanche hit Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, leaving the Hindustan-Tibet highway blocked, officers mentioned.
The avalanche struck close to Tinku nullah in Pooh and efforts to reopen the highway (National Highway 5) are underway, they mentioned.
According to the officers, snowfall in different components of the state left 256 different roads, together with 4 nationwide highways, blocked.
National Highway (NH) 3 close to Rohtang Pass, NH 305 close to Jalori Pass, NH 505 from Gramphu to Lossar and NH 5 in Pooh have been closed because of snowfall, the officers mentioned.
At 137, the utmost variety of roads have been blocked in Lahaul and Spiti.
Fifty-three roads have been blocked in Chamba, 33 in Kullu, 13 in Shimla, six in Sirmaur, 5 in Kinnaur and Mandi every, they mentioned. Besides, 1,024 transformers have been disrupted, they added.
Gondla obtained 20 cm of snow, Kothi 12 cm, Khadrala 10 cm, Keylong 9 cm, Keylong 8 cm, Kalpa 7 cm, Sangla 7 cm, Shillaroo and Tissa 5 cm every, based on the meteorological division.
Intermittent rains additionally lashed a number of components of Himachal Pradesh, the climate division mentioned. Kheri was the wettest place within the state with 88 mm of rainfall.
Saloni recorded 43 mm of rainfall, Dharmshala 29 mm, Sangrah 26 mm, Jogindernagar 24 cm, Nadaun 22 cm, Mehre 20 cm, Jatton Barrage and Mandi 14 mm every, Gaggal 13 mm, Ghamroor 12 mm and Baijnath 10 mm.
The climate workplace has issued a ‘yellow’ warning for heavy rain and snow at remoted locations over mid and excessive hills and thunderstorms, lightning and hailstorm within the plains, and low and mid-hills on January 29 and 30.
It has predicted a moist spell within the area from January 28 to 30 with a recent western disturbance more likely to method the state.
Authorities have suggested farmers to take precautions towards waterlogging, which might trigger vegetation to rot or end in poor germination in wheat and greens.
