New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- The roads leading to Himachal Pradesh's tourist hotspot, Manali, are crammed with vehicles stuck in massive traffic congestion stretching for nearly 20 kilometres. Lured by fresh snowfall, hundreds flocked to the hill station; however, their dream trip soon turned into a nightmare.

Heavy snowfall has led to severe traffic bottlenecks, power outages, road blockages, and large-scale stranding of tourists and local residents.

Reacting to the situation in Manali, a social media user who goes by the name Rattan Dhillon, and describes himself as an off-road enthusiast, asserted that "banning Instagram reels" would make half of the stranded crowd disappear.

He said that earlier, people were cautious about travelling in s...