Himachal braces for more snowfall

Himachal Pradesh snowfall updates: Shimla recorded the minimum temperature at 2.1 degrees, while it was minus 9 degrees in Keylong, minus 5 degrees in Kalpa and 6.6 degrees at Dharamsala.

Shimla:Himachal Pradesh is bracing for more snow as a cold wave continued to lash the state on Monday, the weather office said.

The western disturbances -storm systems originating from Caspian Sea and moving across the Afghanistan-Pakistan region - will be active again in the region till February 27 and thereafter on March 1-2, an official at the India Meteorological Department told media.

Prominent tourist towns like Narkanda, Kufri, Manali and Dalhousie may witness moderate snowfall, the weather man added.

Shimla, which saw a low of 2.1 degrees Celsius on Monday, experienced snow last week like its neigbouring hill destinations Kufri, Mashobra and Narkanda.

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Manali in Kullu district, about 250 km from the state capital, is still wrapped under a blanket of snow.

Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti district was the coldest in the state at minus 9 degrees Celsius. It saw 2 cm snowfall in the past 24 hours.

It was minus 5 degrees in Kalpa, and 6.6 degrees in Dharamsala. Kalpa recorded 9 cm snow.

Those in the hospitality industry are happy as they are expecting a record number of footfalls this week owing to chances of more snow.

"Snowfall is an added attraction for the tourists," said D.P. Bhatia, Shimla-based liaison officer with the Oberoi Group of Hotels.