Though the untimely rains and snowfall brought respite to the people from the oppressive heat, these rainfall events put the rare Himalayan herbs at risk.
The SDRF statement said that on May 26, it received information from District Control Room, Rudraprayag that a pilgrim was stranded near Meru Sumeru mountain, 3 to 4 km ahead of Shri Kedarnath towards Bhairav Temple, due to bad weather and heavy snowfall, and that an SDRF team was required
Higher reaches of the Lahaul-Spiti received fresh snowfall following which the Border Roads Organization (BRO) have carried out snow-clearing operations at the National Highway in Lahaul-Spiti on Thursday morning.
The Wildlife Protection Department said that camera traps installed before snowfall in the National Park have been retrieved and multiple images of snow leopards
"The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh have received fresh snowfall during the past 24 hours. Light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms is likely to continue in the districts of Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, Kangra(Bda bangal, Baijnath), Mandi, Una, Bilaspur and Hamirpur with the possibility
According to an official release, the mood of the weather has changed in Kedarnath. After 02:00 PM in the afternoon, the snowfall process started in Kedarnath and in the evening there was heavy snowfall. During this, the devotees kept on queuing up for darshan with the help of umbrellas."
Heavy snowfall was witnessed in parts of Kashmir on Monday including Pahalgam's Betaab Valley, Anantnag and Machil area of Kishtwar district in Jammu & Kashmir
The Chief Minister said, "Despite rain and snowfall, a large number of pilgrims are coming to visit the Chardhams. Necessary arrangements have been made on the travel routes for the smooth operation of travel arrangements."