Tourists continue to arrive in Manali and Lahaul Spiti in Himachal Pradesh to celebrate Christmas and New Year. A large number of tourists have stayed here but at the same time difficulties have started increasing for the administration. The temperature around the Atal Tunnel is below zero and in some areas the sun does not fall on the road due to which the snow becomes like glass due to which vehicles slip. Due to snowfall, there was a huge jam on both ends of the Atal Tunnel in which hundreds of vehicles got stuck. The police carried out rescue operations throughout the night. Snow was removed from the roads at many places and the stuck vehicles were removed.

Cars skidding in the snow

On hearing the news of snowfall, tourists headed towards Manali on the evening of 23 December, but due to snow on the roads, the road was blocked at some places and vehicles started slipping at other places. The result was that more than a thousand tourists got stuck in the snow from the South Portal to the North Portal of the Atal Tunnel. The police became active and a rescue operation was carried out to remove the vehicles. All the vehicles are being sent towards Manali one by one. The problem in this is that many drivers from the plains are not able to drive amid the snowfall, due to which the vehicles are slipping.

Vehicles stuck at both ends of Atal Tunnel

As soon as the snowfall started this evening, the administration wanted the tourists who want to go towards Manali to take out their vehicles before heavy snowfall. But tourists from outside states face difficulty in driving on snow, due to which their vehicles are slipping and getting stuck. Due to this, there is a long jam near the tunnel. It is being told that about 1000 vehicles are stuck here. Vehicles are slipping at many places from the tunnel to Solang Nala towards Manali. A path was made for the vehicles with great difficulty. Rescue continued throughout the night after which the tourist vehicles stuck in the snowfall could be taken out.

Kangana Ranaut enjoyed the snowfall

However, the snowfall has brought smiles on the faces of many people. It has been snowing from Jammu Kashmir to Himachal since Saturday evening. Although this is the initial snowfall, but farmers are hopeful that this time the good snowfall will be beneficial for their crops. BJP MP and actress Kangana Ranaut enjoyed the snowfall in Kullu. Kangana is an MP from Mandi. As soon as she reached Kullu, the weather became pleasant and the MP's face also lit up. From the peaks of the mountains to the valleys in Sonamarg, everything is covered with a blanket of snow. Chillai Kalan is about to start in Jammu Kashmir, after which there will be severe cold for 40 days. Due to this snowfall, the cold has increased in the plains as well.