Over 100 tourists stuck near Prashar lake in Mandi due to fresh snowfall

Dipender Manta

Tribune News Service

Mandi, December 26

More than 100 tourists were stuck near Prashar lake in Mandi district on Sunday evening due to fresh snowfall in the region.

Due to fresh snow on the ground, the vehicles were skidding off on the road, making driving risky.

Some tourists were also reported to be stuck in Hamta pass area near Manali in Kullu district due to fresh snowfall.

Mandi Superintendent of Police Shalini Agnihotri told The Tribune that, “As many as 25 vehicles were stuck in the area. It has been snowing heavily in the region. Over 100 people are stranded.”

The SP added that a police team has been deployed to evacuate all the stranded people. The police team has reached the spot to lead the rescue.

In Manali, a long traffic jam was observed between Solang valley and Manali in the evening hours. It was snowing in Solang and Manali, which prompted the police authority to mobilise all the traffic to Manali from Solang side in Kullu district.

Till filing the report, the police were busy clearing the traffic from Solang to Manali.