NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Several areas in India's northern hilly states, namely Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, received significant snowfall over the past 24 hours, thus bringing down temperature and disrupting normal life, government sources said on Thursday.
Several roads, including national highways passing through these states, have been shut for traffic as snow up to 15 centimeters was recorded in these areas.
