One-way Traffic restored on Mandi-Kullu highway
Dharamshala, Aug. 8 -- The Mandi-Kullu stretch of the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway (NH-21), which was blocked due to landslides near Dwada and Jhalogi, was restored for one-way traffic movement on Thursday afternoon, said officials.
The stretch remained blocked on Wednesday following a landslide near Jogni Mata Temple and Dwada. Prior to that, the road was blocked on Tuesday morning due to landslides at multiple locations, but was restored for only a few hours before being blocked again on Tuesday evening.
As many as 454 roads, including two national highways, remained blocked in the state on Thursday.
The NH-305 continues to remain blocked at Jhed (Khanag) and at Ghiyagi near Banjar. An alternate route via Kandugad, however, was open for Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs). In Kinnaur district, NH-05 remained blocked on Thursday as well near Ribba Nala due to a flash flood.
The IMD Shimla office has sounded a yellow alert of heavy rainfall in Una, Bilaspur, Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur districts on August 8, followed by a yellow alert on August 9 in seven districts: Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Solan and Sirmaur.
Rampur in Shimla witnessed a cloudburst that triggered flash floods in the area. The cloudburst at Darshal in Rampur area of Shimla district late on Wednesday night led to a flash flood in the Teklech market, but no casualty was reported as the nearby houses were evacuated in view of the threat, officialssaid.htc...
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