Ice Age in HP: Lahaul Spiti engulfed by snow

 Chill in the air persisted in Himachal Pradesh as several higher reaches in the state received fresh snowfall, Meteorological department said Saturday.

    The tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong has got 20 cm snow, whereas Kinnaur's Kalpa received 4 cm snow from 5.30 pm Friday to 8.30 am Saturday, the Shimla MeT Centre Director Manmohan Singh said.

Gondola in Kullu district received 10.5 cm snowfall, Pooh in Kinnaur 8 cm and Kothi in Chamba district got 5 cm snowfall during the period, he said.

 However, no fresh snowfall occurred in Shimla on Saturday, he added.