The weather has once again taken a turn in North-West India. There has been some drop in temperature due to snowfall on the high peaks in the Himalayan regions and thunderstorms in the valleys and surrounding plains, strong winds and hailstorm at some places.
According to the Meteorological Department, a western disturbance is active in the western Himalayan region and the adjacent plains, due to which there is a possibility of rain and stormy winds along with isolated hailstorm in these areas during March 18 to 20. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data till 8:30 am on Monday, hailstorm occurred at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, northeastern states and Jharkhand in the last 24 hours.
Heavy rainfall (7-20 cm) has been recorded at isolated places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam and Meghalaya. Heavy rainfall (7-11 cm) occurred at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. Winds also blew at a speed of 50-65 km per hour at some places in Kolkata and Malad in Bengal.
235 people trapped in snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir rescued
The Army has safely rescued 235 people and 38 vehicles trapped in heavy snowfall on Sunday night at Sinthan Top in Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir. White Knight Corps soldiers also provided hot food, drinking water and shelter to the people. At the same time, the clue of the person missing after the landslide in Dangduru could not be found even on Monday. Rescue work is going on.
Cold knocked again in Uttarakhand
The weather has once again changed in the border districts of Uttarakhand. While there was heavy snowfall on the higher peaks on Sunday night, heavy rain accompanied by thunder in the lower areas has increased the chill. The hills of Khalia Top, Panchachuli, Hansling, Nagnidhura and Chiplakedar of Munsiyari are covered with white blanket of snow.
10 thousand tourists evacuated from Lahaul
There was snowfall in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh and hailstorm along with rain in the lower areas. 10 thousand tourists and local people trapped in 1,500 vehicles on Manali-Leh road have been evacuated safely through Rohtang Tunnel. On Sunday, people had to stay in vehicles throughout the night amidst severe cold.
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