The
temperature dipped to minus 3 degrees Celsius at Tiger Hill on Sunday
after a three hour drizzle since early this morning, leaving around
1,500 tourists disappointed on missing the beautiful view of the rising
sun and its reflection on the Kanchenjungha.
“The temperature dipped to 3 degrees
Celsius at Tiger Hill in the morning after a light drizzle,” said Pradip
Pradhan, Manager of Tiger Hill Pavilion.
While Sandakphu, Phalut and Tonglu on
the outskirts of Darjeeling witnessed snowfall again this year. It was
also reported that it rained twice in Darjeeling on Sunday.
“It snowed in Sandakphu not only in the
morning but also in the evening,” said Bharat Prakash Rai, President of
the Federation of Environment Protection and Society. HS
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