The Himachal Pradesh’s tourist destinations Shimla and Narkanda experienced snowfall on Friday again. This is expected to increase the footfall in the tourist places of the State.
As the weather turned inclement, with intermittent rainfall in the lower areas and snow in the upper hills, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh cancelled his Manali visit due to inclement weather. While Shimla had mild snowfall, places in the upper reaches like Narkanda, Jubbal, Kotkhai and Khada Pathar experienced moderate snowfall. Manali is yet to get snow this time but the hills overlooking the picturesque town were wrapped in a white blanket.
Officials said the CM was scheduled to fly in a helicopter from Rohru town in Shimla district to Manali to inaugurate a five-day winter carnival. The chopper could not fly due to inclement weather. However, he had to return from Rohru to Shimla, where he went to inaugurate Government projects by road.The Met office has forecast more rain and snowfall in the next two days. “Heavy rainfall and snowfall may occur at isolated places in Shimla, lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur districts and parts of Kullu and Chamba districts,” a Met office statement said.