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Many tourists visit Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir to celebrate the New Year. A large number of tourists are seen in Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir to enjoy the snow, but if you are planning a similar program then first know about the weather there. Heavy snowfall is currently occurring in Jammu-Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Life has been affected due to this snowfall. Snowfall is becoming a problem instead of fun for tourists. Due to heavy snowfall in Kullu district on Friday, around 5,000 passengers got stuck in Solang Canal. Along with this, 1000 vehicles also got stuck, the police along with its team took out all the tourists.
Kullu Police wrote in a post on the social media platform that there were about 5000 tourists in these vehicles. Kullu Police has rescued vehicles and tourists and taken them to safe places. Rescue operation is still going on.
Due to western disturbance, light snowfall was recorded in most parts of Kashmir including the plains. Snowfall started in the high altitude areas in the morning, while snowfall occurred in the plains including Srinagar in the afternoon. Three inches of snowfall was recorded in Srinagar city. Apart from Srinagar, the first snowfall of the season was also recorded in the plains of Ganderbal, Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama districts.
Srinagar-Leh Highway and Mughal Road have also been closed due to snowfall. Traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was also affected, leaving around 2,000 vehicles stranded. Regarding this, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that efforts are being made to remove snow.
He further wrote that today I drove the car from Jammu to Srinagar. There is continuous snowfall from Banihal to Srinagar. The situation was quite dangerous. I understand that around 2000 vehicles are stranded between the tunnel and Qazigund. Efforts are underway to rescue the stranded vehicles.
Heavy rain and snowfall was recorded in six districts of Himachal Pradesh, Lahaul-Spiti, Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Shimla and Kinnaur on Friday. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert regarding snowfall and cold wave. There is a possibility of severe cold in these areas along with Mandi, Kullu and Chamba till January 1. IMD has advised residents and travelers to remain alert and take necessary precautions.