Himachal Pradesh: Landslide hits Chandigarh-Manali highway — Watch video | India News

NEW DELHI: A landslide hit the Chandigarh-Manali highway close to Manali in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday.This comes as Himachal Pradesh is reeling beneath heavy rain and flash floods.

In a video shared by information company PTI, a big chunk of the mountain was seen crumbling down.Meanwhile, the highway connecting Old Manali was severely broken resulting from a flash flood.Taxi driver Ram Sukhvinder Parmar stated, “My car was previously stuck in the tunnel for 5-6 days, but now it is stuck here. Two days have passed, and the road is now completely damaged. The entire road up to Mandi is damaged. The administration is working slowly to rebuild the road due to the rain. There are also many tourists here. The government should make an effort to repair this road soon.”The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched pressing restoration work on the Kiratpur-Pandoh-Kullu-Manali part of National Highway 21 after extreme floods, cloudbursts, and flash floods broken key stretches, slicing off highway connectivity to the vacationer city of Manali.According to a press launch issued by the NHAI’s Regional Office in Shimla on Friday, NHAI Chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav held a evaluate assembly with senior headquarters officers and subject engineers to evaluate the extent of the harm and plan speedy restoration measures.The launch stated that ten places on the Kullu-Manali part had been “completely washed away” and 5 extra had suffered partial harm resulting from “torrent rains and floods,” disrupting the principle highway hyperlink.The India Meteorological Department has issued warnings for extra rain and potential cloudbursts within the subsequent 48 hours, elevating considerations about additional landslides, flash floods, and highway blockages in hilly districts, together with Kullu, Mandi, and Kinnaur.Severe climate over the previous week has triggered widespread disruptions to transportation, energy, and water provides within the state, affecting each native residents and vacationers. NHAI stated it’s “actively working to ensure quick recovery and to minimise further impact on travel and commerce in these vulnerable areas.”