Manali, Aug. 29 -- Vegetable suppliers and distributors in Himachal Pradesh's Manali are facing trouble in delivering the supplies after the Aleo-Manali National Highway was damaged in heavy rains in the state.

The disruption has significantly impacted the supply of vegetables from Punjab.

Vegetable distributor Ashish Sharma said that they are incurring a higher cost of labour for transporting the vegetables and earning no profits.

He urged the administration to expedite road restoration work.

Ashish Sharma told ANI, "The road was blocked after the floods on August 26, and we are facing trouble with transportation. We had to transport it on foot on August 28 and had to pay Rs 200 per item to the labourers, due to which the vegetables ...