The Meteorological Department issued a yellow weather warning of heavy snowfall in mid and high hills on January 5 and thunderstorm and lightning in plains and low hills from January 3 to 5.
Efforts are being made to restore vehicular traffic and rescue stranded people
Kullu:
The rescue operation of more than 500 tourists, who have been stranded at the road between South Portal of Atal Tunnel and Solang Nalla in Manali of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh following heavy rainfall is underway.
Raman Gharsangi, Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Manali in a statement said that efforts are being made to restore vehicular traffic and rescue stranded people.
Promoted Rescue teams reached Dhundi around 8 pm. Over twenty 4X4 rescue vehicles with rescue teams sent with orders to provide facilities for stranded people. Taxis and one 48 seater bus also moved to Kulang so that evacuated persons could be shifted. Rescue is still underway, Gharsangi said.
A visual from road between South Portal of Atal Tunnel and Solang Nalla in Manali. (Photo/ANI)
Over 500 tourists stranded in Manali due to snowfall, Rescue operation underway ANI | Updated: Jan 03, 2021 04:40 IST
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 3 (ANI): The rescue operation of more than 500 tourists, who have been stranded at the road between South Portal of Atal Tunnel and Solang Nalla in Manali of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh following heavy rainfall is underway.
Raman Gharsangi, Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Manali in a statement said that efforts are being made to restore vehicular traffic and rescue stranded people. Rescue teams reached Dhundi around 8 pm. Over twenty 4X4 rescue vehicles with rescue teams sent with orders to provide facilities for stranded people. Taxis and one 48 seater bus also moved to Kulang so that evacuated persons could be shifted. Rescue is still underway, Gharsangi said.
Updated Jan 02, 2021 | 20:41 IST
The Shimla MeT Centre issued a yellow weather warning of heavy snowfall in mid and high hills on January 5. Snowfall in Shimla.
Shimla: The Meteorological Department issued a yellow weather warning for heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday.
The Shimla MeT Centre forecast rainfall in plains and low hills, and rain and snowfall in mid and high hills of the state from January 3 to 5 and on January 8.
It issued a yellow weather warning of heavy snowfall in mid and high hills on January 5 and thunderstorm and lightning in plains and low hills from January 3 to 5.