Landslide on Chandigarh-Manali, Pathankot-Manali highway; traffic blocked

Tribune News Service

Mandi, August 27

The Chandigarh-Manali highway got blocked for traffic movement on Thursday morning due to a massive landslide at Hanogi and Aut tunnel.

Heavy rains lashed the Mandi region whole night, which triggered the landslides at several places.

Owing the landslide, the traffic movement has become standstill on the highway between Mandi and Kullu and a large number of vehicles have been stranded in the area and a line of vehicles was seen at Hanogi and Aut.

Similarly, the alternate route via Kataula between Mandi and Kullu was also blocked for traffic movement due to the landslide just a few kilometres away from Mandi.

The Pathankot-Manali highway has also been blocked for traffic movement since morning after a massive landslide was reported near Bijni in Mandi.

The district administration has engaged its workforce and machinery to clear these highways for traffic movement.

“It is expected that in the next few hours, these highways will be restored for traffic movement,” said a police officer.