Shimla/Manali, Jan 23 || After much delay, the Himachal Pradesh capital and Manali on Friday experienced the season's first snowfall, leading to a surge of tourists to savour the snow-covered landscape and ending over three-month draught.
“Shimla and its nearby areas have been experiencing snowfall since morning, and this is the season's first snowfall in Shimla town,” an official of the Meteorological Department told.
Places near Shimla, like Kufri and Narkanda, have also been experiencing snowfall, turning the tourist destinations more picturesque.
As news of the snowfall spread, tourists will flock to Shimla, known for the imperial grandeur of its buildings that were once institutions of power when the town served as the summer capital of British India. Likewise, another picturesque tourist resort, Manali in the Kullu district, has been experiencing snowfall.
“We are thankful to god for this white spell,” said Nidhi Gupta, a tourist from Punjab’s Ludhiana, who was in Shimla along with her friends.