Tourist spots in state receive first snow rain in plains

  • | Wednesday | 12th December, 2018

“Similarly, Janta Express from Varanasi to Dehradun and vice-versa has been suspended from December 13 to 16. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 20ocelsius in the plain areas in the coming days.”“However, the weather is likely to improve by Thursday evening. Dehradun: Several tourist destinations in the upper reaches received season’s first snowfall on Wednesday while rain lashed the foothills.While tourist destinations like Dhanaulti, Auli, Munsiyari, Mussoorie and Chakrata were covered in snow , low lying areas like Dehradun received rainfall early in the morning.The meteorological department officials said that the current spell of rain and snow is likely to continue till Thursday due to active western disturbance. They added that temperature is also likely to drop by a couple of notches in the coming days.Bikram Singh, director of regional meteorological centre, said, “The state has received snowfall and rain due to strong western disturbance in the Jammu and Kashmir region. The decision was taken based on a forecast of foggy conditions ahead,” he added.Passengers have also been facing much inconvenience in the recent days as several trains are running late due to inclement weather.

Dehradun: Several tourist destinations in the upper reaches received season’s first snowfall on Wednesday while rain lashed the foothills.While tourist destinations like Dhanaulti, Auli, Munsiyari, Mussoorie and Chakrata were covered in snow , low lying areas like Dehradun received rainfall early in the morning.The meteorological department officials said that the current spell of rain and snow is likely to continue till Thursday due to active western disturbance. They added that temperature is also likely to drop by a couple of notches in the coming days.Bikram Singh, director of regional meteorological centre, said, “The state has received snowfall and rain due to strong western disturbance in the Jammu and Kashmir region. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 20ocelsius in the plain areas in the coming days.”“However, the weather is likely to improve by Thursday evening. The next one week is likely to remain dry,” he added.On Wednesday, Dehradun recorded a maximum temperature of 22ocelsius while the minimum settled at 9ocelsius.Meanwhile, Northern Railway cancelled two trains till February and suspended two others till the weekend due to foggy conditions.Dehradun station superintendent Sitaram Sonkar said that Ujjain Express from Ujjain to Dehradun and vice-versa has been cancelled from December 19 to February 14. “Similarly, Janta Express from Varanasi to Dehradun and vice-versa has been suspended from December 13 to 16. The decision was taken based on a forecast of foggy conditions ahead,” he added.Passengers have also been facing much inconvenience in the recent days as several trains are running late due to inclement weather.

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