Manali-Leh road blocked again

Our Correspondent

KULLU, SEPTember 23

The Manali-Leh national highway was again blocked for around 2 hours due to a landslide at Nehru Kund near Manali today.

A team of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) restored the road. Small vehicles were sent through another route.

The spot also witnessed a massive landslide on September 15 due to which the road remained blocked till afternoon of September 17. The spot has become vulnerable to landslides and commuting has become risky on the road.

Meanwhile, the land acquisition process has started for the construction of a bypass from Nehru Kund to Palchan. The BRO will construct the road along the Beas towards Buruwa. According to information, 165 bighas of land is being acquired for the road.

The land acquisition process is going on under Manali tehsildar NS Verma.

The journey from the Nehru Kund curve to Kulang village has become risky due to shooting stones from the mountain. The bypass will provide a safe travel.

Manali SDM Surender Thakur said the BRO had submitted revenue papers for the bypass. The government would procure land and transfer it to the BRO.

The BRO said the road construction work would start as soon as the acquisition process was completed.