Overview
- Kullu district officials said teams from the administration, police and the Border Roads Organisation evacuated all vehicles stranded near the tunnel, with most tourists moved to safety.
- Traffic controls remain in place, with 24x7 barriers at Nehru Kund and Solang Nallah, and BRO crews continue snow-clearing at the south portal.
- The India Meteorological Department forecasts a new western disturbance from March 17–21 and has issued orange and yellow alerts for hail, thunderstorms and heavy rain or snow on March 18–19.
- In Jammu and Kashmir, joint teams evacuated about 235 passengers from 38 vehicles at Sinthan Top as Zojila, Mughal Road and other high routes saw weather-related closures.
- A rain-triggered landslide near a Kishtwar hydropower site left at least one person dead and others injured, with some local reports citing two fatalities.