A study has found that nearly 60 per cent of the Solan-Shimla stretch of NH-5 falls under moderate to very high landslide susceptibility zones, highlighting the highway’s vulnerability during monsoons ...
The alternative Mandi Kullu route via Kataula is also currently blocked due to a landslide near Kandi, leaving commuters with limited options for travelling between Mandi and Kullu districts.
According to police, the Tata Sumo was travelling from Kullu to Pangi when it was hit by a rockfall and buried near Kahu-du Nala on the Udaipur-Killar road.
In Uttarakhand, heavy rainfall triggered landslides, blocking 120 roads, including three national highways, while in Himachal, heavy rains caused a landslide in Shimla and a bridge collapse in Sangla.
In Shimla city, a retaining wall beneath a road near Sanjauli College in the Bothwell area collapsed early in the morning, sending debris towards houses located below.
Several roads in Sirmaur were closed, while 27 link roads in Shimla district remained blocked for vehicular traffic, according to the district disaster management authority.
