Dharamshala, April 5 -- Fresh rain and snowfall in the high-altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul-Spiti district disrupted normal life, with over 140 roads blocked across the district on Sunday.

According to the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Lahaul-Spiti, among the roads shut due to snowfall were the Darcha-Shinkula Pass route. The Rohtang Pass-Koksar stretch also remained closed, along with the Darcha-Sarchu and Lossar-Batal roads.

According to the India meteorological department (IMD), Gondhla in Lahaul-Spiti recorded the highest snowfall of 28.5 cm in the last 24 hours, followed by 20 cm in Keylong, 5 cm in Hansa and 1.3 cm in Kukumseri.

Already on Saturday, the Lahaul-Spiti police had issued a travel advisory...