Month: January 2022

The Lahaul valley was cut off from the rest of the cities in Himachal Pradesh following a heavy snowfall today. It is snowing heavily since morning and the snow near the Atal Tunnel at Solang Valley was recorded above 90 cm till evening. Atal Tunnel and its surrounding areas like the Solang valley, Sissu and Koksar also received heavy snow. Traffic in the valley came to a halt. The region was under the grip of severe cold and the temperature was below zero degrees. The district administration issued an advisory…

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The tourist footfall in Manali has dipped in the past couple of days due to the rise in coronavirus cases. About 2,000 to 3,000 vehicles from other states were registered daily in the green tax barrier at the entrance of Manali from December 20 to January 6. The number has come down to just 300 in two days after Covid restrictions were imposed on January 6. Various other states have also imposed restrictions, which also had an adverse impact on the arrival of tourists. The occupancy in hotels was about…

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