Sirmaur road that caved in last week can be re-constructed on same alignment: GSI team

Tribune News Service

Solan, August 4

Road would re-constructed at the affected spot at Kali Dhank in Shillai sub-division of Sirmaur in the next one week after as assessment carried out by a three-member team of Geological Survey of India(GSI) found the strata stable where a 150-metre section had caved in last Friday.

A three-member GSI team led by Director Manoj Kumar today visited the affected site and examined the strata for restoration of the road as well as its future widening.

Deputy Commissioner, Sirmaur, RK Gautam , who held deliberations with the team said, “As per an assessment made by the GSI team, road can be re-constructed following the same alignment as the rock strata was stable.

“Barwas village, lying above the affected site, doesn’t face any threat from any landslide even while widening of the highway would be undertaken. Cutting and filling would be put in place to restore the affected site.”

“One-way traffic would be restored in the next one week as per the discussion held with the officials of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways which was getting the road widening work done.”

The DC appealed to the people to help the staff engaged in restoring the road and added that an effort is being made to restore the road at the earlier to facilitate the people.

The residents have heaved a sigh of relief with this news and they hoped that the road restoration would be completed by August 11.