Himachal: Chandigarh-Manali highway blocked due to landslide after heavy rain

Traffic was blocked on a stretch of the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway-21 after rain triggered a landslide near 4 Miles on Tuesday morning.

Police said efforts were on to restore traffic on the highway that has seen frequent disruptions due to landslides this monsoon.

The state emergency operation centre said that at least 50 roads were blocked in Shimla and Kullu districts, including National Highway-70 that connects Mandi to Dharampur. Roads were also blocked in Kangra, Kinnaur, Sirmaur and Una districts.

Traffic was disrupted at Devnagar in Shimla town after a landslide on the road.

The Shimla meteorological department has sounded a yellow alert for heavy rain in isolated parts of the state till Wednesday and cautioned of the possibility of damage to plantations, crops, vulnerable structures and kutcha houses.