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Rohtang Pass gets fresh snow; Manali-Leh highway blocked

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Dipender Manta
Tribune News Service

Mandi, November 7

Rohtang Pass and its nearby places at Gulaba and Solang valley in Kullu district received fresh snowfall on Thursday morning, something that delighted the tourists and the locals who thronged Solang in large numbers.

The entire area has been covered with white blanket of snow, plummeting the temperature drastically in the region.

The traffic movement has been suspended between Manali and Keylong on the Manali-Leh highway via Rohtang Pass, which received 15 cm snow.

The snowfall was still continuing, said some residents of Manali. The lower parts of Kullu and Mandi districts received rain. In Lahaul and Spiti too, fresh snowfall was reported in higher reaches.