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Shimla awaits snowfall to hail an ideal Christmas
by Hemant Chauhan
Shimla:
Domestic as well as foreign tourists are converging
in Shimla with hopes of celebrating Christmas and New
Year eve amid snowflakes. However, many residents are
apprehensive as the city had not received snowfall in
the last couple of years, and the days had been slightly
warm at this time of the year. Nonetheless, this year,
the mercury level is dipping here and in surrounding areas.
The higher reaches in Himachal Pradesh like Lahul Spiti,
Manali, Chamba and Kinnaur have received 40 to 70 centimetres
of snow while the lower areas have received showers. According
to meteorologists, another western disturbance is in the
offing as per the trends still persisting in Jammu and
Kashmir region. And this week, it is expected to be clear
in and around Shimla. "Sky is already overcast. There
are certain western disturbances in Jammu and Kashmir
region. But today weather is clear. So we can expect rainfall
at higher reaches over Himachal Pradesh. But nights temperature
will definitely fall as nights will get clear," said Manmohan
Singh, Director, Department of Meteorology, Shimla. Traditionally,
Christmas time is considered synonym with snowfall time
in the western world. As such tourists from abroad plan
their Christmas holidays at Shimla with hopes of celebrating
a 'white' X'mas. "It's my first time in Shimla, so I didn't
expect anything. But I had spent three weeks in Rajasthan,
thus I was looking for someplace, which is cool. As I
am from Australia and there is no snowfall over there
at this time, I am looking for a snow-white Christmas!"
exclaimed Joe, a tourist from Australia. Meanwhile. the
residents as well as the tourists in Shimla are keen to
hail the X'mas and the New Year around bonfire.
-Dec
22, 2008
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