HP Traffic Jams: Several videos emerged on Sunday showing lengthy traffic jams at several places in Himachal Pradesh as hoards of people travelled towards hill stations in the state ahead of Christmas and New Year's Eve. In videos published by news agency ANI, traffic can be seen snarling on roads in around popular winter holiday destinations like Shimla and Manali.

While the mercury has been predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to settle at a low of 7 degree Celsius in Shimla on Sunday, its weathermen have forecast a minimum temperature of -1 degree Celsius in Manali for the day. Manali will continue to experience sub-zero temperatures during the days leading up to at least December 30, the IMD's latest five-day forecast for the city suggests.

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Traffic congestion and slow vehicular movement witnessed in Manali as people throng to hilly areas ahead of Christmas and New Year. (See below)

Another video shows several cars, motorbikes, and buses lined while waiting for traffic congestion to clear up on a road leading to Shimla. (See below)

In the video attached below, hoards of domestic tourists can be seen arriving in Manali and enjoying the winter sun as cars, buses and other vehicles crawl through a traffic jam on a road cutting across a sea of vehicles parked on either sides of it.

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(With visual inputs from ANI)


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