A 50-metre road stretch completely caved in following the landslide.
Subhash Rajta
Shimla, August 3
Himachal Pradesh PWD Minister Vikramaditya Singh on Thursday said the Chandigarh-Shimla national highway would remain closed for two days.
The road has been closed so that the restoration work is done easily and quickly without any hindrance.
A massive landslide had blocked the national highway connecting Shimla to Chandigarh in Solan district on Wednesday morning, leaving many vehicles stranded. A 50-metre road stretch completely caved in following the landslide.
Men and machinery have been deployed at the damaged stretch and work to open the road has commenced, officials said.
The closure of the main highway has also hit the transportation of apples and vegetables and the trucks are being diverted via the Kumarhatti-Nahan-Chandigarh highway.
The supply of essential commodities like milk, bread and vegetables remained disrupted in the state capital Shimla and upper areas as Shimla-Kalka National Highway remained closed due to fresh landslides at Chakki.
Light vehicles coming from Chandigarh have been routed through Parwanoo-Kasauli-Jangushu Road Kumarhatti while vehicles going from Solan would take Bhognagar-Banasar-Kamli road.
The Shimla police have routed traffic going from Shimla to Chandigarh via Theog-Sainj-Giripul-Oachghat- Kumarhatti-Sarahan-Kala Amb-Panchkula road while the traffic coming from Chandigarh would be routed via Dherowal- Nalagarh- Parsehar- Kunihar- Totu- Shimla for light vehicles.
The local weather department has issued an orange alert warning of heavy to very heavy rain in isolated places in seven out of 12 districts, including Bilaspur, Chamba, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur, on August 3 and 4. With PTI inputs
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