Ground report: Key Highway to Manali Blocked, flood waters go through the toll booth

Hundreds of vehicles, including trucks and passenger cars, were stranded for the third consecutive day on the Chandigarh-Manali highway as an important tollplein The Kullu of Himachal Pradesh remained immersed under swollen waters van de Beas River. Intensive monsoon rain has activated several landslides, washed away large parts of the road and turned the busy […]

Himachal Pradesh Moesson Havoc: Death Toll rises to 276; 366 roads remain blocked

National Highway-305 in Kullu and NH-154 in Mandi remained blocked by sinking and landslides, while dozens of important left roads were made impassable in districts, including Mandi, Kullu, Kangra, Sirmaur and Chamba. The cumulative monsoon-deadly of Himachal Pradesh has risen to 276 since 20 June, of which 143 people have died in rain-related incidents such […]