Shimla, Sept 23: In rain-battered Himachal Pradesh, the administration has decided to close all schools tomorrow in the eight worst affected districts - Shimla, Kullu, Kinnaur, Mandi, Chamba, Kangra, Bilaspur and Sirmaur. The decision was taken in view of the alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for September 24.

As per the IMD warning, heavy to heavy rainfall will be witnessed tomorrow in most parts of the hill-state, along with snowfall at elevated sites. Notably, massive snowfall was reported at the Lahaul-Spiti district today, leading to the suspension of roadway commutation.

As per data recorded at 8.30 am Sunday, most parts of the state received moderate to heavy rains in 24 hours, the Met Centre Director Manmohan Singh said.

Manali in Kullu district received the highest rainfall of 127.4 mm, followed by Dharamshala (125.2 mm), Una (124.2 mm), Gagret (118 mm),  Jogindernagar (115 mm), Sujanpur (112 mm), Bharwain (110 mm), Nadaun (104 mm), Baijnath (97 mm), Kangra (97.5 mm).

Shimla recorded rainfall of 47.1 mm, followed by Kufri (46 mm), Paonta Sahib (35 mm) and Kalpa (24.2 mm).

As per the data, Kalpa was the coldest place with nine degrees Celsius temperature. The minimum temperature in Dalhousie was 10.1 degrees Celsius followed by Kufri (10.6), Manali (10.8), Shimla (13) and Mandi (14.2).

(With agency inputs)

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