Manali | TNR
The Manali-Leh highway in Kullu district was closed for the past 15 hours due to a massive landslide on Wednesday night, near Nehru Kund. Very heavy rains lashed Kullu district leading to a chaotic situation on the National Highway-3, where huge rocks blocked the road due to cracking of hills in Nehru Kund.
Long queues of vehicles were seen on both sides of the road due to closure of the highway. Several vehicles were stranded in the block overnight.
BRO clearing roadThe Border road organization has begun clearing the blocks and has been working towards restoration of normal traffic since this morning. Kullu Superintendent of Police, Gurdev Sharma said the road is expected to be restored at the earliest, hopefully by noon.
