Heavy snowfall and avalanches in Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh have impacted several areas.
On 28 February, a snow avalanche occurred in Mana village of the district of Chamoli in Uttarakhand State, in northern India resulting in casualties.
According to the Indian Disaster Management Division (NDMI), as of 2 March, eight people died and 46 have been injured, with a total of 173 affected people due to a snow avalanche, that hit a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) project site in Mana village.
National authorities deployed 200 personnel for search and rescue operations.
For the next 24 hours, drier conditions are expected over Uttarakhand State.