Kullu-Manali road reopens for light vehicles
SHIMLA: Several roads which were blocked in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district due to landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rains were reopened for light vehicles on Wednesday, police said.
Only light vehicles were allowed to ply on the Kullu-Manali route from Patlikuhal to Manali as the road is still damaged near Green Tax barrier, Kullu superintendent of police Gaurav Singh said. However, the road via Naggar from Patlikuhal has been reopened for heavy vehicles as well, he said. The Banta Morh road near Gulaba in Manali and the Kullu-Anni road have also been reopened only for light vehicles, the SP said, adding the latter is badly damaged near Saujha. He said Sarsari road on the Manikaran-Bhuntar route has been reopened for light vehicles and the Public Works Department is working to clear it for heavy vehicles too.
The traffic is, however, blocked on the Manali-Leh highway due to fresh landslides at Marhi between Manali and Rohtang, Singh added.
FRESH LANDSLIDES ON MANALI-LEH ROAD
Fresh landslides struck Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Wednesday, blocking traffic on the Manali-Leh Highway, the police said.
Landslides occurred at Marhi between Manali and Rohtang on the Manali-Leh Highway at around 11.30 am, Kullu Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh said. The Manali-Leh Highway has again been blocked for traffic following fresh landslides at Marhi, he added. The highway was opened for vehicles on Tuesday itself .