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[viru]

The town today experienced the first snowfall of the season, though people were disappointed that it was too mild.

Much to the delight of tourists and locals, it began snowing at 11 am for almost four hours. However, it was mild and intermittent and failed to cover the town under a white blanket.

Only the Jakhu hill and deodar trees above it were covered with a thin layer of snow by evening.

The day temperature in the town fell below zero degrees Celsius in the Jakhu area while it dipped to 3 degrees after snow in the lower parts. The minimum temperature in Sundernagar was 1.6°C and 1.3°C at Bhuntar.

There was almost 20 cm of snowfall in Narkanda and Hatu till late in the afternoon. The snow was heavier in the Kufri area and vehicles skidded leading to a traffic jam. There was no snow in Kalpa and Keylong and the weather remained clear. About 1 cm of snowfall was recorded at Dhundi and Patsio in Lahaul Spiti during the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, a report from Hoshiarpur said two more persons died of severe cold in this district last night. The entire district is in the grip of intense cold and dense fog is affecting traffic.

According to police sources, the cold wave claimed the life of an unidentified person aged about (60) at the bus stand at Talwara town, 80 km from here, this morning.

Jasbir Singh Balmik was found dead due to severe cold near a tubewell at Tanda last evening.

Train traffic was also disrupted due to fog and most of the trains were running two to five hours behind schedule, railway sources said.

Many areas remained shrouded in thick fog, reducing visibility to zero at Chandigarh, Ambala, Bathinda, Suratgarh, Adampur and Halwara.

Foggy weather is likely to continue in Punjab and Haryana with ground frost formation warning issued by the Met.

Amritsar with 1.6°C was the coldest place in Punjab. In Haryana, Karnal recorded one degree below normal at 7°C while Ambala had a low of 6.7°C.

[arti]

It was the first snowfall of the season in Himachal rather it was mild but I think that the people should not get disappointed,because when the snowfall is heavy they only suffer from this as the roads are blocked,schools and colleges are closed,the tourists don't prefer to visit, everything goes out of control.So enjoy the mild snowfall ;wanting more in this regard is not good.
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