Dark Mode TV9 Bharatvarsh | Edited By: Ramdeep Mishra Updated on: Jan 21, 2023 | 7:51 AM The weather has changed once again in the mountains. Two days ago, the rain and snowfall has started in the mountains. See pictures. Heavy snowfall is currently taking place in the higher reaches of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. From Joshimath to Gulmarg, the mountains are covered in a white sheet of snow. While tourists are enjoying the snowfall, on the other hand, traffic has come to a standstill at many places. See pictures. There was heavy snowfall in the high altitude areas of Uttarakhand including landslide-affected Joshimath, which further increased the difficulties of the disaster affected people. Apart from Joshimath situated at an altitude of about 6000 feet, the areas of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Hemkund Sahib and Auli were covered with a white sheet of snow. The capital Dehradun also received heavy rain since early morning, while nearby Mussoorie also received the season’s first snowfall. Dhanaulti located near Mussoorie was also wrapped in a sheet of snow. Higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received light to moderate snowfall on Friday, while vehicular movement was affected on 278 roadways due to intermittent rains across the state under the influence of a western disturbance. Jalori Jot and Rohtang Pass in Kullu received 60 and 45 cm respectively, while the south end of the Atal tunnel and the chancel received 30 cm of snowfall. MK Seth, president of the ‘Tourism Industry Stakeholders Association’, said that after fresh snowfall in the state capital and its suburbs, hotels are expected to be filled up to 70 per cent by late evening. Right now the hotels are up to 30 percent full. The local meteorological office has predicted rain in Himachal till January 26, light rain and snowfall at isolated places on January 21-22 and light to moderate snowfall at many places in middle and higher hills on January 23. Due to snowfall, 177 roads remained closed in Lahaul and Spiti, 64 in Shimla, nine in Kinnaur, five in Chamba, three in Kullu and two each in Kangra and Sirmaur districts. Fresh snowfall in most parts of Kashmir on Friday paralyzed traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway and affected flights to and from the Valley. Along with Pahalgam and Gulmarg, the higher reaches of Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, Budgam, Kupwara, Ganderbal and Srinagar received snowfall. There was heavy snowfall in Reasi’s Katra in Jammu and Kashmir. Here the devotees who came to visit Mata Vaishno Devi had to face a lot of problems. Kashmir recorded a rise in the minimum temperature, but the mercury remained below the freezing point in the entire valley. The minimum temperature of Srinagar was recorded below minus 0.1 degree Celsius on Thursday night. At the same time, the minimum temperature in Qazigund was minus 0.6 degree Celsius. today’s big news Most Read Stories Heavy Snowfall Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Uttarakhand