Kathmandu. The weather has changed across the country and it has rained in most places. It has been snowing in the high hills and mountains of the country since Tuesday night along with the rain, according to the Weather Forecast Division. It has been raining in Kathmandu Valley since last night and snow has fallen in the hills around the valley.
People’s lives have become difficult due to snowfall in various places. Locals and passengers have been stranded as roads have been blocked in some places. According to the Meteorological Department, light rain is falling in most parts of the country, and snowfall is expected in the high mountainous and hilly regions.
It is requested to take necessary precautions to avoid the effects of cold and snowfall as the weather system may affect the daily life of the people including mountaineering and air transport. According to the latest details of the department, the minimum temperature in Kathmandu is 3.2 degrees Celsius and the maximum is 15.2 degrees Celsius.
Bungal Municipality-10 Deulikot said that the service of Nepal Telecom has been partially affected due to the non-charging of the solar system in the telecom towers of Bajhang, which is dependent on solar energy. The lack of sunshine has also affected the broadcasting service of FF radio in hilly districts. The transmission service has been affected due to snowfall at the relay station of FF, which is broadcasting on solar energy due to the lack of electricity service at the relay station.
Chairman of Jaya Prithvi FM Bajhang Pratap Oli said that the service was affected due to lack of sunshine for three days and lack of solar battery charge. He said, “The sun has not been shining well at the relay station for three days. The battery is not charged when the sun is not shining. There has been heavy snowfall at the relay station. Radio broadcasting has been cut off as there is no alternative but solar energy. He said that the radio was being broadcast for only five hours in the morning and five hours in the evening.
Manang: Life in the upper part of Manang has been getting difficult since the light snowfall started on January 25. Some locals have walked out of the district after the snow started falling. Though snow has started falling in places like Thorangla, Tilicho Base Camp, and Narphula in the upper part of Manang from the 11th of this month, snowfall has started in the lower part of the district around Chame district headquarters from the 12th. It has become difficult for people to walk. Traffic has also been disrupted. It is expected to snow for three more days. Up to two feet of snow is frozen in the upper part of the district. “We are requesting tourists and the general public to be vigilant during the snowfall,” said Chief District Officer Rabindra Prasad Acharya.
According to the locals, the heavy snowfall has increased the extreme cold. Chhiring Lopsang Gurung of Upper Manang village said that the temperature has risen due to sporadic snowfall. According to him, locals, as well as tourists visiting the Annapurna cycle path, have been affected due to the snowfall. He said that it has been snowing in Upper Manang since Friday evening. Locals have been forced to stay indoors due to the cold.
Earlier, in the third week of November, there was snowfall in Upper Manang and Narpabhumi. Deputy Superintendent of Police Subash Khadka said that there was a problem in sending the police for regular patrols due to the extreme cold.
Armed Police Deputy Superintendent of Police Arjun Poudel said that most of the roads were blocked due to the snowfall. According to Lekhnath Gautam, head of Annapurna Conservation Area Project, ECAP Manang, the extreme cold has increased due to continuous heavy snowfall in the upper region and around the district headquarters Chame. According to him, foreign tourists have been requested to stay safe and not to visit other risky areas including Tilicho and Thorangla until the weather improves. According to the Annapurna Conservation Area, Manang, 31 foreign tourists have entered the district in the last week but 20 of them are still in the district.
Doti: The Khaptad area, a major tourist destination in the far west, has become colder due to heavy snowfall since last night. This is forcing ordinary citizens to get out of their homes.
According to the Nepal Army’s Gulma, about one foot of snow fell there. Deepak Bahadur Khadka, general secretary of Udyog Vanijya Sangha and operator of Khaptad Zigrana Gharbas, said that it was very pleasant for the tourists to visit Khaptad due to the snowfall. He said, “It has been snowing here since last night. The snow has made the mountains very beautiful.” He said that the snowfall would bring much happiness to the tourists visiting Khaptad in the next few days.
The number of tourists visiting Khaptad is increasing as the corona infection rate in the district has dropped to zero. According to the office of Khaptad National Park, Zigrana, more than 4,000 tourists have visited the Khaptad area since last April. Due to the snowfall, the temperature has reached minus five degrees. According to the locals, it has become extremely cold in Kudasain, Zigrana, Bhalma, Baglek, Gola Deul, and other areas of the area after the snowfall in Khaptad.
Similarly, the Bhim Dutta Highway connecting seven hilly districts of the far west has also been blocked due to the snowfall, according to police. Traffic has been disrupted in Hagulte and Sahukharka areas of the highway since last night due to snowfall, said Traffic Police Post Buder. Dozens of vehicles left for the Terai district from the Terai to the hills and from the hills after the snowfall are now stuck on the highway. Passengers are stranded on the road. According to Ghanteshwor Gaira Police Station, a dozer of the Road Department was used to clear the snow on the highway.
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