Hamirpur: Normal life has been badly paralyzed due to heavy rains lashing in the lower Himachal Pradesh consisting of the districts of Una, Hamirpur, Kangra, Bilaspur, Solan, and parts of Mandi and Chamba since Wednesday night. Icy cool waves emanating from the Dhauladhar hills of the Himalayas are sweeping across the region bringing down the temperature. Reports reaching here revealed that people were carrying umbrellas on their heads and adorning heavy woolens to save them from the wrath of cold. The department of Met had already forecast heavy rainfall, thunderstorm, and lightning likely at isolated places over plains/low hills and heavy rain/snowfall likely at isolated places over mid-hills today and tomorrow. Besides, it has also predicted heavy snowfall over the high hills of the state in the coming two days. The department of Met has also warned of disruptions of essential services viz. water and electricity, communications, and related services across the state in general and in plains in particular. It has also stated that the visibility conditions were likely to decrease in the plain areas and the possibility of Landslides due to heavy rainfall/snowfall in hilly regions. It has advised the people to take adequate safety measures before venturing out. UNI CSS SY 1122
