Mandi, August 12
The Chandigarh-Manali national highway was restored to traffic today. It was blocked at 7 Mile and Dwada in Mandi district due to landslides yesterday. The floodgates of the Larji dam and the Pandoh dam were opened yesterday and as a result, the flooded Beas inundated the highway at Dwada.
Today, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) restored the road to traffic at 7 Mile, while the water level in the Beas receded considerably at Dwada.
Meanwhile, a landslide occurred at Behnu Bridge near Manali on the Chandigarh-Manali highway. A car had a narrow escape as the debris fell on the road that was blocked for some time.
In Lahaul and Spiti, the Manali-Leh highway, Gramphu-Kaza highway, Tandi-Udaipur-Killar road and the Darcha-Shinkula road were also restored to traffic.
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