Manali highway blocked again, commuters stranded for 8 hours; over 190 roads remain disrupted
The road closure resulted in a massive traffic jam as commuters were stuck for more than eight hours. The debris clearance work was also delayed due to shooting stones.
The highway reopened around 1.30 pm Monday. "Constant rain and shooting stones hampered the road clearance work as it was very risky. Still, we managed to reopen the highway by 1.30 pm. We also diverted small vehicles through alternate routes via Kamand-Kataula or Gohar-Chailchowk, but heavy vehicles remained stuck on the highway," said an official of the Mandi district administration.
Meanwhile, a total of 192 roads remained closed in Himachal Pradesh on Monday, with the highest 146 roads still shut in the flood-affected Mandi district. Road connectivity is still to be restored in the Seraj area of Mandi district, where 91 link roads remained blocked on Monday.
Power and water supply also remained disrupted in Mandi district. A total of 59 power transformers and 133 water supply schemes were still to be repaired.
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Overall, 745 water supply schemes remained affected in the state, with the highest 612 in Kangra district.
According to the state emergency operation centre (SEOC), the death toll this monsoon season in Himachal Pradesh has reached 105, with the highest number of casualties, 21, in the Mandi district.
The state has also incurred a total loss of Rs 786.66 crore since the onset of the monsoon from June 20.
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