Hamirpur(HP), Jan. 28 -- HP Public Works Department Minister Vikrmaditya Singh said on Tuesday that the department was doing its best to restore the roads that remained closed due to heavy rains last week. He told reporters on Tuesday that due to heavy snowfall and rain in the state, 618 roads, including two national highways, are closed.
Singh said that after the Meteorological Department issued an orange alert in Himachal Pradesh, the Public Works Department (PWD) swung into action and started helping the people by restoring the roads. He said that work to clear the roads is being carried out on a war footing using 503 JCB and other machines, so that the people of the state do not face any inconvenience.
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