Shimla, Oct. 10 -- The Manali-Leh road, which had remained closed for several days due to heavy snowfall, has now been reopened for vehicular movement.
Meanwhile, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has cleared snow from the Baralacha Pass, located 16,500 feet above sea level, after extensive efforts, restoring traffic along the strategic route.
With the improvement in weather conditions and return of sunshine in Himachal Pradesh, temperatures have increased in the plains and mid-mountain areas. Several stations have recorded a significant increase in maximum temperatures during the last 24 hours.
However, the cold weather in the higher mountain areas persists due to the snowfall in the past few days, with minimum temperatures in many ar...