Several villages of Mandi, Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti districts have been reeling under darkness for the past 10 days after heavy snowfall.
The HP State Electricity Board has repaired a majority of transformers but power lines to the villages are still damaged hampering power supply.
In Mandi district, a few villages of the Seraj valley have been reeling under darkness since January 8. The road leading to Chhatri could not be restored. Dozens of link roads are still blocked. According to Thunag SDM Surender Mohan, the villages in the valley are not getting power supply because the heavy snowfall had made a considerable damage to cables.