New Update
/ground-report/media/post_banners/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Source-Canva-20-1.jpg)
Following heavy rains and mudslides in different regions of the state, numerous roads in Himachal Pradesh remained inaccessible on Tuesday. Unrelenting downpours led to a grim loss of 51 lives in the region.
The meteorological department anticipates exceptionally heavy rain in nine of the state's 12 districts, with the exception of Kullu, Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti. A yellow warning has been issued for Tuesday in these affected districts.
List of roads that are blocked
Road conditions in Mandi and surrounding areas
| Sr. No. | Road Name | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NH 21 Mandi-Kullu Via Pandoh road | Blocked at various places due to landslide. |
| 2 | Mandi-Kullu via Kataula road | Blocked at various places due to landslide. |
| 3 | Sundernagar- Chail Chowk –Gohar- Kullu road | Blocked at various places due to landslide. |
| 4 | Mandi to Janjehli road | Blocked at various places due to landsliding and Janjehli-Karsog via Raigarh blocked due to land sliding and Janjehli to chatri road blocked at Magru gala. |
| 5 | Mandi to Karsog via Rohanda | Blocked at Baghyar, Chambi due to land sliding, Karsog to Luhri road blocked at Kotlu/Shilh and Karsog to Shimla Road blocked at Parga gali and thogi due to land slide. |
| 6 | Mandi to Dharampur | Blocked at Saroli and Dharampur to Sandhol road blocked at Sarauri, Sakloh due to land slide. |
| 7 | Dharampur-Sarkaghat road | Blocked at various places due to land slide. |
| 8 | NH 154 Mandi –Padhar road | Blocked at various places due to land slide. |
| 9 | Nerchowk-Kalkhar , Rewalsar road | Blocked at various places due to land slide. |
| 10 | NH 21 Mandi to Sundernagar road | Open. |
| 11 | Sundernagar to Slapper Road | Blocked at Bhawana. |
Road conditions in Shimla
| Sr. No. | Road Name | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tutikandi-Phagli-Khalini Bypass | Open |
| 2 | Bamloe-Talland | Blocked at Lalpani Bridge |
| 3 | Kennedy-Annandale | Open |
| 4 | Baluganj-Summer Hill | Open |
| 5 | Totu-Nalagarh Road | Blocked at PWD Store |
| 6 | Shimla-Totu | Open |
| 7 | Mehli-Junga | Open |
| 8 | Junga-Koti | Open |
| 9 | Mehli-Badagaon-Shoghi | Open |
| 10 | Lakka Bazar-Sanjauli | Open |
| 11 | Chotta Shimla-Sanjauli | Open |
| 12 | Sanjauli-Dhalli Bypass | Open |
| 13 | Chotta Shimla-Kasumpti | Open |
| 14 | Kasumpti-Panthaghatti | Open |
| 15 | Vikasnagar-SDA Complex-Kasumpti | Open |
| 16 | BCS-Vikas Nagar-Mehli | Open |
| 17 | Mehli-Shanan-Bhattakufer-Dhalli | Blocked due to sinking land |
| 18 | Shoghi-Shimla (NH-5) | Blocked near Taramata Mandir and Petrol Pump |
| 19 | Police Line Kaithu road | Open |
| 20 | Shimla-Ghanatti | Open |
Road conditions outside Shimla
| Sr. No. | Road Name | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shimla-Mandi NH 205 | Open |
| 2 | Chandal bridge | Open for vehicles having load less than 20 tons. Vehicles more than 20 tons will follow the below route: Ghanahatti (NH 205)-Rugda- Kohbag-Shalaghat-Galog (NH 205). |
| 3 | Shimla-Solan-Parwanoo National Highway | Open (LMV only) |
| 4 | Shimla-Theog-Chailla | Open |
| 5 | Theng-Kotkhai | Open |
| 6 | Kotkhai-Jubbal | Open |
| 7 | Jubbal-Rohru | Blocked at Plotidhar |
| 8 | Rohru-Chirgaon | Open |
| 9 | Kharapathar-Tikkar | Open (Only LMV) |
| 10 | Hatkoti-Kuddu | Open |
| 11 | Gumma- Baghi | Open (Only LMV) |
| 12 | Theog-Deha-Chopal | Open |
| 13 | Theog-Narkanda | Open |
| 14 | Narkanda-Kumarsain | Open |
| 15 | Kumarsain-Rampur | Open |
| 16 | Rampur-Jhakri | Blocked at Bruni Khad |
| 17 | Narkanda-Thanadar | Open |
| 18 | Tikkar-Nankhari- Khamadi | Blocked at Noun Khad |
| 19 | Narkanda-Tikkar | Open (Only LMV) |
| 20 | Rampur-Rohru via Sungri | Blocked at Thandapani |
| 21 | Shimla-Sunni | Open |
| 22 | Basantpur-Kingal | Open |
| 23 | Sunni-Rampur | Open |
Keep Reading
- How geography increased the possibility of Joshimath’s sinking?
- Varanasi is sinking, cracks on major Ganga ghats
- Climate crisis in Timbulsloko: coastal village faces sinking threat
- Why Joshimath, town in India, is sinking, scientific reasons?
Follow Ground Report for Climate Change and Under-Reported issues in India. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Koo App, Instagram, Whatsapp and YouTube. Write us on [email protected].
