Kathmandu drizzles; snowfall in Chandragiri

December 29, Kathmandu: Chandragiri hill, one of the prime tourist destinations of Kathmandu Valley, witnessed snowfall on Wednesday morning. Snowfall took place in Chandragiri hill on Wednesday morning along with light drizzle since Tuesday night.

This is the first time snowfall capped Chandragiri hill in the winter this year.

General Manager of Chandragiri Hills Limited, Abhishek Bikram Shah informed that the inflow of tourists to the hill has increased so as to take the joy of snowfall since Wednesday morning. Snowfall has occurred in the high hill and mountainous regions of the country with weather changes.

According to the Weather Forecast and Meteorology Division, light drizzles took place in different parts of the country since last night. Kathmandu valley has witnessed a fall in mercury with rainfall since last night.