Around 2,000 sheep and goats are feared buried under snow amid heavy snowfall in the high-altitude reaches of Kinnaur district.
They reported that there is more than three feet of snow. The road connects Arki and Shimla regions to Bilaspur. Approximately 2,000 sheep and goats may have been buried, according to accompanying shepherds. In a separate incident on Wednesday morning, vehicular movement came to a standstill on National Highway-205 after a massive landslide struck Rajghati in the Arki subdivision of Solan district.
“I directed the sub-divisional magistrate concerned to constitute a rescue team comprising local shepherds, volunteers, home guards, police personnel, and revenue department officials, including patwaris and kanungos,” he said. Revenue, horticulture, and tribal development minister Jagat Singh Negi, on Wednesday, said a rescue team has reached the Rupin Pass to assess the extent of the livestock losses. A rescue team reached the top of Rupin Pass on Wednesday.
