Rain, snow block HP roads, trip power supply

Kullu:A fresh spell of rain and snow in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday blocked 30 roads, triggered power outages and cutting water supply to many areas.State disaster management authority counted 13 blocked roads in Lahaul-Spiti district, 8 in Kullu, 3 in Chamba, 2 in Kangra, and 1 each in Shimla and Sirmaur. A thick blanket of snow on Lahaul-Spiti’s Gramphu-Lossar and Darcha-Sarchu roads forced police to issue traffic advisory and close the Atal Tunnel for tourists.The rough weather affected 107 distribution transformer regions, leaving many Lahaul villages without electricity when the underground 33-kilovolt transmission line between the Atal Tunnel’s north and south portals developed a snag. More than 50 water supply schemes were impacted in Lahaul-Spiti.
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