Char Dham shrines, hilly areas of Uttarakhand receive fresh snowfall
With a fresh spell of snowfall, the Char Dham shrines and hilly areas of Uttarakhand were covered in a white blanket of snow on Tuesday. In Uttarkashi district, snowfall in the high altitude areas, affected normal life in areas like Harsil Valley, Gith Patti, Mori block, among other areas.
The Badrinath shrine in Chamoli district witnessed snowfall for almost the entire day on Tuesday. Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines were completely covered with snow by Tuesday evening. The India Meteorological Department had issued an orange alert predicting heavy snowfall in districts like Chamoli, Uttarkashi and Pithoragarh.
Devendra Patwal, disaster management officer, Uttarkashi district, said that all departments, especially the road and transport department are on alert in view of the snowfall and information about problems due to snowfall is being sought.
