Dharamshala, June 5 -- Fresh snowfall on Thursday caused a sharp drop in temperature in the Dhauladhar mountain ranges in Himachal Pradesh.

Snowfall on the higher reaches is very rare in June. The minimum temperature in Dharamshala was recorded at 16 degrees Celsius, whereas the maximum temperature was 21 degrees Celsius.

It has been raining every day for a week in Dharamshala. Tourism industry people are delighted with such weather conditions, as they will attract tourists to the Kangra valley.

Papinder Kumar, a hotel employee, said, "The weather is very nice here. It rains every day. There has been snowfall in the mountains, which is very rare in June. I am thinking of wearing a jacket instead of my T-shirt. We are happy that such a ...