Sandakphu in Darjeeling experienced the first snowfall of the season on Friday. Snowfall started at around 5 pm and it rained at night. Tourists were visibly happy with the snowfall while the local tourism agencies are happy because they expect significantly more tourists this year because of the snowfall.
Secretary of a local tourist association said those running business there were hopeful of snowfall increasing as the temperature had started lowering from mid-November in the hills.
As snowfall continued in Sandakphu on Saturday, local tourism agencies also feared that continuous snowfall may block roads and hinder traffic movement.
Here are some pictures from Sandakphu:
Darjeeling district experienced hailstorm and snow last year. Due to the combined action of snowfall and hailstorm, vehicles were stranded along various roads. Highest snowfall in the hill region was witnessed in Darjeeling town, Tiger Hill and Ghum railway station last year. Local people feel that this year it may snow more than the past few years as it had snowed in January and February too this year.
Temperature in Darjeeling is lower this year compared to last year. Daytime temperature in Darjeeling this year is around 11°C while during the evenings it is around 5-6 °C. Nights and early mornings have been recording temperature of about 2-4 °C.
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