Boulder blocks Solan highway

Tribune News Service

Solan, September 26

Vehicular traffic on the Parwanoo-Dharampur section of National Highway (NH)-5 was hit after a boulder fell near the railway overbridge at Sanwara this evening.

Machines on the job

There is no obstruction to the movement of traffic as one-way traffic was through on the highway. Machines are stationed at several key places and little time is lost in clearing such landslides. — Balwinder Singh, Project manager, GR Infraproject

Traffic was diverted through the single lane facing the valley, slowing down the vehicular movement. Vehicles lined up on both sides of the spot and were able to cross in turns.

Being a weekend, there was a huge flow of traffic on the highway.

Parwanoo DSP Yogesh Rolta said, “The traffic movement has been channelled through a single lane near the railway overbridge after a massive boulder and debris fell on the highway around 6 pm this evening.”

GR Infraproject, the company engaged in four-laning of the highway, rushed in their staff and machinery to clear the blockage. Project manager Balwinder Singh said, “Labour has been rushed in with earth excavation and other machinery to clear it. It was expected to restore the traffic by late evening as work was underway in full swing.”

He added that there was no obstruction to the movement of traffic as one-way traffic was through on the highway. Machines were stationed at several key places and little time was lost in clearing such landslides.