This story is from January 12, 2020

Snow alert for Himachal Pradesh, 629 roads still shut

Already battling biting cold, Himachal Pradesh will see another spell of snow in the coming week. Shimla Meteorological Centre has issued a yellow warning for low hills on January 13 and an orange alert for middle and high hills. ​
Snow alert for Himachal Pradesh, 629 roads still shut
Tourists ride horses on a snow covered path at Kufri on Saturday
SHIMLA: Already battling biting cold, Himachal Pradesh will see another spell of snow in the coming week. Shimla Meteorological Centre has issued a yellow warning for low hills on January 13 and an orange alert for middle and high hills.
Following heavy snowfall last week, 629 roads in the state, including five national highways and one state highway, are still blocked and power supply has not been completely restored in snowbound areas.

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Himachal Pradesh will see another spell of snow in the coming week
More snowfall has been predicted on January 13 and 14 then again on January 15 and 16 due to western disturbances.
On Monday, heavy rainfall and snowfall is likely to occur at few places in mid and high hills. Tourist town of Shimla would also receive snowfall on January 13,14, 16 and 17 along with other places in snowbound areas of state.
The colour-coded warnings are issued to alert the public ahead of severe or hazardous weather and an orange alert signifies weather that has the capacity to impact significantly.
Most parts of the state, including Kufri and Manali, reeled under sub-zero temperatures, with Keylong in
Lahaul and Spiti district recording the lowest temperature at minus 14.3 degrees Celsius.
Twenty-nine roads still remain blocked in Chamba district, 40 in Kinnaur, 66 in Kullu, including two national highways, two national highways and one state highway in Lahaul-Spiti district, 44 roads in Mandi, 275 in Shimla and 12 in Sirmaur.
The minimum temperature in Kinnaur's Kalpa was minus 5.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Kufri in Shimla district at minus 4 degrees Celsius and Manali in Kullu district at minus 2.8 degrees Celsius. In Shimla, the minimum temperature was 3 degrees Celsius while Bhuntar saw minus 0.5 degrees Celsius and Solan minus 0.4 degrees Celsius.
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