In Shimla and Manali, electricity was snapped at many places due to damaged power lines. Apart from this, traffic services in Himachal were left disrupted. Friday night’s snowfall was the first significant snowfall in Shimla.
According to the Met office in Shimla, certain areas like the Mall Road, the Ridge, the US Club and Jakhu hills had accumulated more than a foot of snow. Director General of Police Somesh Goyal spoke to IANS and said it was after decades that Shimla received so much of snow.
