State Capital Shimla, the mid and higher hills of Himachal Pradesh witnessed intermittent moderate snowfall on Monday morning, triggering a wave of tourists who descended in the snow bound areas from north India.
Normal life was disrupted in the upper Shimla area as roads were closed due to snowfall, while the Hindustan-Tibet road at Narkanda was blocked and the traffic was diverted through Basantpur and Kingal.
Shimla District Commissioner Amit Kashyap said traffic was suspended beyond Dhalli as a precautionary measure earlier but now the roads in the upper Shimla are through and only the Rampur-bound HRTC buses are diverted via Basantpur.
"There is no traffic disruption in Shimla city and all roads leading to hospitals are opened," he added.
The local Meteorological (MeT) office had warned of snow at the mid and higher hills and forecast rains and snowfall for the next two days.
Kothi received 15 cm of snow, followed by Keylong 11 cm, Bharmaur 10 cm, Narkanda 8 cm, Theog 3 cm, Kufri 2 cm, Kalpa 1.6 cm, Jubbal 1.3 cm and Mashobara 0.5 cm.