216 roads including 3 National Highways closed due to snowfall in Himachal

A total of 216 roads including three National Highways have been closed due to snowfall in Himachal Pradesh.

“216 roads including 3 National highways are closed in snow-prone districts of the state. A total of 325 Electricity supply Schemes are disrupted and 10 water supply schemes have been hampered in the state due to snowfall during the past 24 hours,” as per data available with the Himachal Pradesh Disaster Management Authority.

The districts of Lahaul-Spiti,Kinnaur, Chamba, Kullu and Kinnaur have received fresh snowfall during the past 24 hours, out of 216 a total of 148 roads are closed in Lahaul-Spiti district only.