Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to preside over the meeting with MLAs to map out priorities in the annual budget for the year 2023-24 on January 30-31 at HP Secretariat, said Chief Minister's Office on Saturday.
Snowfall in some areas in Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur will continue for the next three days, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD) Shimla S Paul on Wednesday.
Over the last 24 hours, Keylong in the Lahaul-Spiti district recorded the lowest temperature at the state at -11 degree Celsius while Kukumseri, in the same district, saw the mercury settling at -10 degree Celsius.
Approximately 6,22,988 vehicles entered through Atal Tunnel Rohtang (ATR) in Lahaul valley in the year 2022 and around 6,50,711 vehicles exited through ATR, which is 12,73,699 vehicles in total during the year, said Lahaul and Spiti Police.
Around 400 vehicles were rescued safely from the south portal of Rohtang Tunnel, Manali which were stranded due to snowfall in Manali and Lahaul Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, according to SDM Surender Thakur on Thursday.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday informed that the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh received the season's first snowfall.
Despite the instructions of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to ensure foolproof arrangements for the convenience of tourists, the large number of tourists arriving in Lahaul Spiti in the recent past has made it difficult for the authorities to cope.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday urged the Rajasthan Government to provide proper treatment and assistance to the Congress workers of Himachal Pradeshs Lahaul Spiti district, who met with the accident.
In keeping with tradition, the Nyingma sect has identified a four-and-a-half-year-old boy from Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal Pradesh as the reincarnation of Tibetan Lama late Taklung Setrung Rinpoche.