IMD issues orange alert in Himachal Pradesh for 13 and 16 Jan; over 800 roads remain blocked due to heavy snowfall, rain in state
FirstpostWhile over 800 roads in various parts of Himachal Pradesh including a majority in Shimla zone remain blocked following heavy snowfall on Wednesday, the meteorological department has issued a fresh orange warning of heavy rain and snowfall on 13 and 16 January Shimla: While over 800 roads in various parts of Himachal Pradesh including a majority in Shimla zone remain blocked following heavy snowfall on Wednesday, the meteorological department has issued a fresh orange warning of heavy rain and snowfall on 13 and 16 January. Many parts of the state including Kufri and Manali continued to reel under biting cold at sub-zero temperatures with the lowest in the state recorded in Lahaul and Spiti district’s administrative centre Keylong at minus 14.3 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Centre Shimla Director Manmohan Singh said. The Met centre issued an orange warning of heavy rain and snowfall on January 13 and 16 with forecast for rain and snowfall in the state from January 11 to 17 with back-to-back western disturbances. The minimum temperature in Kinnaur’s Kalpa was minus 5.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Kufri in Shimla district at minus 4 degrees Celsius and Manali in Kullu district at minus 2.8 degrees Celsius.