They were evacuated and taken to a company base camp at Bufliaz, he said.Peer Ki Gali along the Mughal road, connecting Kashmir with the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri , experienced heavy snowfall since Monday. However, the pilgrimage to the shrine was on despite heavy rains.Heavy snowfall in the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh forced the district administration to sound an alert on Tuesday. A police patrolling team had to bring back tourists from Anjani Mahadev and Solang valley areas on Monday evening when snowfall started. "The entire valley is experiencing heavy snowfall, so the roads have been closed. Most parts of Lahaul and upper Manali continued to receive snowfall leading to intense cold conditions in the state.

Source: Times of India December 12, 2017 17:03 UTC