Lahaul admn helps stranded truckers

Tribune News Service

Mandi, April 13

The Lahaul Spiti administration on Tuesday came to the rescue of the truck drivers stranded at Darcha and provided them free ration.

Trucks loaded with vegetables, heading to Leh, have been stuck at Darcha for the past one week as the Manali-Leh highway was blocked due to the heavy snowfall at Baralacha la and its nearby places. More than 400 people are stranded in Lahaul and Manali.

On Monday, the truck drivers said they were facing a shortage of ration supply. Acting swiflty, Lahaul Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Rai visited Darcha to meet the stranded truck drivers and provided them free ration.

The Deputy Commissioner said: “We are providing free ration to the stranded people and arrangements are being made for their stay in the district. The Border Roads Organisation was struggling to restore the highway. As soon as the road is cleared, the stranded people will be sent to their native places.”