Heavy snowfall across Himachal Pradesh has led to the closure of 565 roads, including two national highways, and disrupted nearly 4,800 power distribution transformers, officials said on Friday (January 23, 2026).
According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti is the worst affected, with 292 roads blocked. This includes NH-03 (Leh-Manali) and NH-505 (Kaza-Gramphu).Other major closures include 105 roads in Chamba, 70 in Una, 64 in Mandi, 20 in Sirmour, nine in Kullu, four in Kangra, and one in Solan.
The snowfall has also crippled power infrastructure across the State. Of the 4,797 affected transformers, 1,856 are in Solan, 901 in Mandi, 682 in Kullu, 659 in Chamba, 624 in Sirmour, 53 in Lahaul and Spiti, 20 in Kinnaur, and two in Una, leaving several areas without electricity.
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The Meteorological Department has forecast continued heavy snowfall in the State's higher reaches for the next two days, January 24 and 25. While weather conditions in other areas are expected to remain largely clear, a yellow warning for dense fog and cold wave has been issued for Kangra, Mandi, Solan, Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur and Sirmour during the same period.
