Traffic restored on Mandi-Kullu highway

The traffic movement was restored on Thursday on the Mandi-Kullu stretch of the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway, which was blocked on Wednesday evening following landslides in Mandi district.

- HT Correspondent

The highway was blocked at multiple points, including the 4-mile mark, 9-mile mark, Kainchi Mod, and Dwara. Only light motor vehicles were allowed via the Kamand bypass. On Thursday morning, one-way traffic movement was restored on the stretch and later two-way traffic was restored.

Earlier this week, traffic on the Mandi-Kullu stretch of the highway was disrupted on Monday following a landslide near the 4-mile mark. Prior to that, a landslide on Saturday had blocked the highway for over 24 hours. However, the Hatkoti-Paonta Sahib stretch of National Highway (NH) 707 in Sirmaur district is still blocked, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC). The stretch was blocked after a landslide on Wednesday.