Shimla struggles to cope with record snowfall

Admitting the civic body is following the British-framed snow manual, Deputy Mayor Tikender Panwar told media it needs to be reviewed. "All the schemes are based on lifting water and they can't operate without electricity. And the electricity was restored by the government only on Wednesday (January 11). Three water schemes are still without electricity," Panwar said. Upset over the abnormal delay in restoring public services, local legislator and BJP leader Suresh Bhardwaj said: "If the government feels helpless in dealing with heavy snowfall, it should call the Indian Army to restore normalcy." The road leading to the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, the state's prominent hospital, is still too slippery for traffic and pedestrians.