NH-5, several other roads blocked after fresh snow in Himachal

Shimla, March 12

Several roads, including National Highway 5, have been blocked in Himachal Pradesh as places such as Kufri, Narkanda, Kinnaur and Kharapathar witnessed a fresh overnight snow and other parts of the state, including Shimla, received rain, officials said on Thursday.

The Shipki La national highway (NH-5) connecting Ferozepur in Punjab to the Sino-Indian border at Shipki La was blocked in Kinnaur district as a glacier occurred at Rali village in Kalpa tehsil following the fresh snow.

Traffic in Narkanda and Kharapathar has also been blocked.

Shimla, the state capital, witnessed rain throughout the night.

The cold wave in the state has intensified after the fresh rain and snow as the temperatures decreased by some notches.

The sky will remain largely cloudy in most parts of the state. The meteorological department has issued an orange warning of rain and snow for Thursday. PTI