Snow in Spring Brings Joy to Darjeeling and Sikkim

Darjeeling, February 26, 2020:

The advent of snow has sent the quaint little hill town of Darjeeling into cheers as the entire landscape has been covered with a blanket of thick, white snow.

Snow has fallen on Tiger Hill in Darjeeling, which is one of the more popular hotspots in the city, that was once the go-to place for people looking for a vacay during the colonial era,

Now, the town is famed for the distinctive black tea grown on plantations that dot its surrounding slopes. Its backdrop is Mt. Kanchenjunga, among the world’s highest peaks.

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"This is such a heavy snowfall...haven't seen anything of this kind in my life...we are enjoying a lot", said Dr Ram Prasad Sarnal, a local who had come out to witness the spectacle.

Meanwhile, snowfall has also occurred in Sikkim. Snowfall in the state usually takes place in January while it usually does not snow in the capital city Gangtok, but it's already near March and Sikkim, along with neighbouring Darjeeling, has received massive snowfall today in the morning . Snowfall was also reported in several parts yesterday.

Parts of North Sikkim, East Sikkim and West Sikkim (near the Nepal Border) and Darjeeling in West Bengal are also receiving a good amount of snowfall.

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It may be informed here that from the last 24 hours, Sikkim has had very cold weather and cold has gripped the entire state. According to our reports, the average temperature as per the Google update is 12 degree celsius.

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