Snowfall occurs in Dasharath Chand, Jaya Prithvi highways

KATHMANDU: With the rainfall in the districts of Sudurpaschim State, snowfall has occurred in different places of Dasharath Chand and Jaya Prithvi highways from Thursday afternoon.

Spokesperson of District Police office Police Inspector Nandaraj Joshi said that snowfall has taken place in Khodpe, Anarkholi, Harichan, Dudilakhan, Dholyamode, Bithad and other areas.

Vehicular movement along the highways was disrupted for some time on Thursday due to heavy snow.

Meanwhile, the farmers in the districts of Sudurpaschim State are elated hoping that the winter crop will yield better with the happening of snowfall.

This is the second time the district witnessed snowfall in this winter.

Earlier, snowfall had occurred in the first week of February.