Chamba-Bharmour highway blocked after huge landslide

Our Correspondent

Chamba, April 25

In the aftermath of heavy rain, a massive landslide that occurred near the Lahal hill slope on the Chamba-Bharmour highway has disrupted traffic since last night, reports reaching here today stated.

As a sequel to this, long queues of vehicles were seen on both sides of the road and people were facing inconvenience. However, the restoration work is underway and the road is expected to be cleared by this evening, said sources.

Meanwhile, Bharmour MLA Jia Lal Kapoor directed local officials to start restoration works on the highway on a war footing and remove the debris from the highway as early as possible so that traffic could be resumed.

Kapoor also asked officials to restore the roads linking Kugti, Chobia, Harchhu, Garima and other remote areas with the main Bharmour-Chamba highway which were closed due to recurring landslides following heavy rain.