Life disrupted in Chail, Sirmaur

Solan, January 23

Snow lashed Chail in Solan district and higher reaches of Sirmaur, throwing normal life out of gear.

Chail received 1 foot of snow. It continued to rain throughout the day and people preferred to remain indoors to beat the cold. Five roads of Kandaghat subdivision, which was the worst hit in the district, were blocked and 248 power transformers were disrupted.

Lack of power supply increased hardships as the wet and windy weather made restoration work arduous.

In Sirmaur, 2 feet of snow was registered at Haripurdhar and its surrounding peaks such as Nohradhar and Gatadhar. Power supply was hit as 424 transformers in Paonta Sahib, Nahan and Rajgarh subdivisions developed a snag in inclement weather. As many as six roads each in Shillai and Sangrah, and four in Rajgarh subdivision were blocked today. A landslide at Rajban on the Paonta Sahib-Rajban section of the NH-707 disrupted traffic. — OC