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Stranded Tourists in HP’s Spiti Valley Shifted; Man Killed in Landslide During Road Clearing Work

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Last Updated: March 04, 2024, 18:50 IST Heavy rain and snow in Lahaul and Spiti has also disrupted the cellular network, it added. (Representative Image) The Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment (DGRE), Chandigarh has issued avalanche warning for five districts of Chamba, Lahaul and Spiti, Kullu, Kinnaur and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh As many as 81 tourists stranded in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley due to closure of roads after heavy snowfall have been shifted to safer places, police said on Monday. An excavator operator engaged in clearing a blocked stretch on the Shimla-Kinnaur road on national highway 5 at Negulsari in Kinnaur died this morning after shooting stones fell on him. The deceased was identified as Madan (27), a resident of Kullu, officials said. The Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment (DGRE), Chandigarh has issued avalanche warning for five districts of Chamba, Lahaul and Spiti, Kullu, Kinnaur and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh on Monday. Meanwhile, over 650 roads, including four national highways, in the state remained closed for vehicular movement on Monday following several avalanches and landslides caused …

Biting Cold in Himachal; Kukumseri in Lahaul Spiti Shivers at Minus 7.6 Deg C

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Published By: Pragati Pal Last Updated: December 17, 2023, 23:55 IST A snow-covered street at Koksar village, in Lahaul and Spiti district. (Image/PTI) Kukumseri in tribal Lahaul Spiti district recorded a low of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, while Kalpa in tribal Kinnaur district registered a minimum temperature of minus 3.2 degrees Celsius Biting cold wave conditions gripped most parts of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday as the mercury dropped marginally even as the dry spell continued. The minimum temperatures hovered around freezing point at many places and stayed below normal at several places. Kukumseri in tribal Lahaul Spiti district recorded a low of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, while Kalpa in tribal Kinnaur district registered a minimum temperature of minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Reckongpeo (minus 0.3 degree Celsius), Narkanda (minus 0.1 degree Celsius) and Bhuntar (0.8 degree Celsius). The mercury stayed close to the freezing point at Kufri, Sundernagar, Solan, Mandi and Dalhousie. The maximum day temperatures also stayed three to five degrees Celsius below normal at many places and Dalhousie, Chamba and Solan recorded …