Heavy snowfall in the last two days in hilly areas of Uttarakhand has brought the normal life to a standstill as key highways remained blocked and disrupted both power and water supply.

Hundreds of villages and areas are cut off from rest of the country with higher reaches receiving over 6-feet snowfall. Apart from the hills, plains also received rainfall bringing temperatures down.

Government officials said that relief measures are being implemented to restore communication along with power and water supply. The worst affected districts are Chamoli, TehriPauri, Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi . Temperatures have gone below zero in many locations.