Shimla, Mali receive more snow

Shimla, March 2: The picturesque tourist resorts of Shimla and Mali received more snow on Monday as the temperatures remained below the freezing point at most places in Himachal Pradesh, a weather official said. Kalpa in Kinur district was the coldest in the state with a low of minus 5.6 degrees Celsius. It received 65cm of snow since Sunday, a weather department official here told IANS. Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti district and Mali recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.1 and 0.8 degrees Celsius respectively. Keylong town received 61cm of snow, and Mali recorded 6cm of snow and 54.4mm of rain. The high hills in Lahaul and Spiti, Kinur, Kullu, Shimla and Chamba districts have also been experiencing moderate to heavy snowfall, said the official. (IANS)