Himachal's Dhauladhar mountain ranges get fresh snowfall

Fresh snowfall on Thursday caused a sharp drop in temperature in the Dhauladhar mountain ranges in Himachal Pradesh.

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Snowfall on the higher reaches is very rare in June. The minimum temperature in Dharamsala was recorded at 16 degrees Celsius, whereas the maximum temperature was 21 degrees Celsius.

It has been raining every day for a week in Dharamsala. Tourism industry people are delighted with such weather conditions, as they will attract tourists to the Kangra valley. Papinder Kumar, a hotel employee, said, “The weather is very nice here. It rains every day. There has been snowfall in the mountains, which is very rare in June. I am thinking of wearing a jacket instead of my T-shirt. We are happy that such a climate will bring more tourists to this region.”

Dharmaveer, a hotelier, said, “It has been raining every day for the last week here in Dharamsala. Right now, the temperature is 16 degrees here, whereas the lower areas are quite hot, so we are hopeful to receive more tourists during this summer season. There is a fresh snowfall on the Dhauladhar mountains, which I have seen for the first time in June.”

The IMD, Shimla, said that light rainfall is likely at at isolated places on June 6. Dry weather is likely to prevail in the remaining days of the week.

“Light to moderate rain was observed at many places over the state during past 24 hours. The lowest minimum temperature today was recorded at Keylong at 4.8 degrees Celsius. Yesterday’s highest maximum temperature was recorded at Paonta Sahib at 38 degrees Celcius,” said IMD Shimla. — ANI