Avoid travelling to Rohtang Pass: Kullu DC
With fresh snowfall hampering traffic movement towards Rohtang Pass on the Manali-Leh highway since Wednesday, the district administration has advised against travelling to the pass.
With fresh snowfall hampering traffic movement towards Rohtang Pass on the Manali-Leh highway since Wednesday, the district administration has advised against travelling to the pass.
“We are advising motorists to avoid travelling to the Rohtang Pass. After moderate snowfall on Wednesday, we have decided to shut the pass for two-three days,” Kullu deputy commissioner Rakesh Kanwar said.
He said the Border Roads Organization (BRO) had also requested the district administration to restrain traffic movement on the road till the clearance of snow.
He said more than 200 people stranded in the Rohtang Pass areas after snowfall were evacuated late Wednesday.
The Met office in Shimla has predicted moderate snowfall in the high hills of the state till November 6.
The weather at the Rohtang Pass (13,050 ft), a major attraction for both domestic and foreign tourists and located 52 km from Manali, is harsh. A sudden drop in the temperature, even in summer, can trigger winter-like conditions.
The BRO, which maintains the pass, starts withdrawing its men and machinery deployed at various locations along the pass by November 15 every year.
The pass, which remains closed for more than five months owing to heavy snowfall, also plays an important role in the movement of armed forces in Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir.
with inputs from agencies