Manang, Dec 5: Due to the snowfall since Monday morning the life of Manang people has been affected. 

This is the first snowfall of this season in the four local levels of the district.

Narpabhumi Rural Municipality’s Chair Konjo Tenjing Lama informed that high hill areas of the Manang have been witnessing heavy snowfall. 

“Farmers become happy due to snowfall.” He said. As snowfall takes place during the season of sowing wheat, and millet among others farmers are happy. 

Chair of Disyang Rural Municipality Kanchha Ghale said that due to the snowfall tourists who reached upper Manang were forced to stay in hotels. 

He added that heavy snowfall covered all roads and Tilicho-bound tourists have lived in the roadside hotels.