Snow, rain in Himachal

SHIMLA - The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh Sunday experienced another spell of mild snowfall, weather officials said.

“Higher reaches of Kinnaur district saw mild snowfall early Sunday morning. Chitkul (village in Kinnaur) got three to four inches of snow,” a weather office spokesman told IANS.

He said lower areas in the district saw moderate rainfall.

Kalpa, a picturesque town 250 km from here, got 74.3 mm of rain, the highest rainfall in the state.

There were also reports of a cloudburst near Chitkul, but no report of any loss of life or damage to property.

The picturesque Chitkul is located at an altitude of 3,450 metre (11,319 feet) above sea level. It is the last village connected by road in the area and lies close to the China border.

Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in most parts of the state came down.

While Shimla saw a low of 13.6 degrees Celsius Tuesday, it was 7.1 degrees in Keylong - the district headquarters of Lahaul and Spiti district - and 5.5 degrees Celsius in Kalpa in Kinnaur district.