Heavy snow at Atal Tunnel, Lahaul valley cut off

Tribune News Service

Mandi, February 4

Residents of the Lahaul valley were cut off from the rest of the state after heavy snowfall near the Atal tunnel and its nearby places on the Manali-Leh highway in Kullu district today. It had been snowing in the region since yesterday, hampering traffic movement between Kullu and Lahaul.

The Kullu district administration restricted the movement of tourist vehicles beyond Nehru Kund towards the Solang valley. Around 30 cm of snowfall was reported at Solang Nullah and the Atal Tunnel, bringing traffic to a standstill.

The district administration of Lahaul and Spiti issued an advisory to the people of the district to refrain from going to Kullu from the Lahaul side. Pankaj Rai, Deputy Commissioner, Lahaul and Spiti, said, “There is a warning of a snow avalanche in the area. Due to the fresh snowfall in the region, it will be risky to go to Kullu or Lahaul via the north or south portals of the Atal Tunnel”.

Power supply disrupted in Mandi, Kullu

• Around 30 cm of snowfall was reported at Solang Nullah and the Atal Tunnel
• People advised to refrain from going to Kullu from the Lahaul side
• In Mandi district, heavy snowfall occurred in the Seraj valley, blocking 14 roads
• The Mandi-Karsog road was blocked late Thursday afternoon after heavy snowfall in the Karsog valley
• The famous religious tourist places of Mandi district such as Shikari Devi, Kamrunag valley and the Prashar lake area also received considerable snowfall
• Power supply was disrupted in some parts of Mandi, Kullu and Lahaul and Spiti

In Mandi district, heavy snowfall occurred in the Seraj valley, blocking 14 roads. Similarly, the Mandi-Karsog road was blocked late afternoon after heavy snowfall in the Karsog valley.

The famous religious tourist places of Mandi district such as Shikari Devi, Kamrunag valley and the Prashar lake area also received considerable snowfall. Meanwhile, power supply was disrupted in some parts of Mandi, Kullu and Lahaul and Spiti districts.