Manali-Leh highway restored after 15 hrs

Tribune News Service

Mandi, July 27

The strategically important Manali-Leh highway was restored to the traffic movement in the afternoon.

The highway remained closed to traffic for around 15 hours due to a major landslide at Nehru Kund near Manali on Tuesday around 9:35 pm. As the highway could not be restored during night hours, a long queue of vehicles was witnessed on the highway.

Traffic disrupted on manali-leh highway for 15 hours

• Manali-Leh highway remained closed for traffic for around 15 hours due to a landslide at Nehru Kund on Tuesday night.
• BRO engaged its machinery and workforce to clear the road for traffic as there was a long queue of vehicles.
• Manali Sub-Divisional Magistrate Surender Thakur said the strategically important road had finally been restored for traffic.

This morning, the BRO engaged its machinery and workforce and cleared the road. SDM, Manali, Surender Thakur said that the highway was finally restored to traffic.

Bypass from Nehru Kund to Palchan

The journey from the Nehru Kund curve to Kulang village has become risky due to dislodging of stones from the mountain. The spot has become vulnerable to landslides.

Risk of landslides increases after rain and snow. The BRO is trying to get rid of this problem by constructing a bypass from Nehru Kund to Palchan. This bypass will provide safe travel and respite from traffic jams.

According to information, 165 bighas of private land and government land is being acquired for the bypass. The land acquisition work by the Revenue Department is underway. The land will be procured by the government and transferred to the BRO. The BRO authorities said that the road construction work will start as soon as the land acquisition process for the Nehru Kund-Palchan bypass is complete.

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