Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Police has proved to be an angel for many tourists. According to reports, several teams of Himachal Pradesh Police on Saturday rescued more than 1800 vehicles and passengers who were stranded on the way from Solang Valley to Atal Tunnel due to heavy snowfall. Giving information about this, Manali DSP KD Sharma said that more than 2000 vehicles were stranded between Solang Valley and Atal Tunnel after the warning of bad weather on Friday.

'200 vehicles are still stuck'

Sharma said that after receiving information about the vehicles being stranded, the police immediately started the rescue operation . Sharma confirmed that about 1800 vehicles have been safely evacuated, while about 200 vehicles were still stranded. He said, 'Yesterday, based on the weather forecast, the movement of vehicles from Solang Valley to Atal Tunnel was stopped. More than 2000 vehicles were stranded, after which we started the rescue operation, which continued till this morning.'

Temperature reached 0 degree in Dharamsala

The authorities successfully evacuated the stranded passengers and ended the rescue operation this morning. Meanwhile, cold has increased in Dharamsala, a popular hill station in North India. It is raining intermittently here and thick fog has covered the Dhauldhar mountains. On Saturday, the minimum temperature in Naddi, Dharamkot, Bhagsu Nag, McLeodganj and other upper areas of Dharamsala was recorded between 0 to 1 degree Celsius, while the day temperature was between 4 to 5 degree Celsius.

Snowfall in Dhauladhar mountains

Let us tell you that there has been fresh snowfall in the Dhauldhar mountains and tourists are waiting for more snow to fall here. Shimla and the upper areas of Himachal Pradesh have been receiving continuous heavy rain and snowfall for the last 24 hours, due to which landslides are occurring and daily life has been disrupted. The continuous rain has melted the snow in Shimla and surrounding areas, due to which the temperature has dropped further and the cold has increased. Due to this harsh weather, laborers and people of the lower class are facing a lot of trouble.