“We are here with our family. DKG is a beautiful place to visit. Though we cannot travel ahead due to the roadblock, we are enjoying the snowfall here,” a tourist told ANI.
DKG is a famous tourist spot with snow-covered hills in Thanna Mandi Tehsil of Rajouri district.
“Snowfall occurs in Dehradun too but here it is something new and better. I came here to appreciate its beauty,” said Amish another tourist who came from Dehradun.
As for local issues, residents of the areas face problems such as inadequate power supply.
“There is a huge problem with electricity in the district. We appeal to the administration to solve it. The temperature at night here falls to two degree Celsius,” Shahzad, a resident of Mandi, told ANI.
The Union territory has witnessed heavy snowfall during the past several days. As a result, vehicular movement has been stopped on the national highway. Many landslides have also been reported during rain and snowfall.