The stretch was blocked due to flash floods…
Shimla: On Monday night, the Chandigarh-Manali national highway was restored for traffic after remaining closed for nearly 24 hours due to landslides and flash floods, officials said.
Hundreds of commuters, including no. of tourists, were stranded in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district as the highway was blocked since Sunday evening.
The 70-km Mandi-Pandoh-Kullu stretch of the highway was blocked at Khotinallah near Aut, about 40 km from Mandi town, following flash floods while the Mandi-Pandoh stretch was blocked nearly 6 Miles after a landslide.
Light to moderate rains continued to lash several parts of Himachal Pradesh and the MeT office has issued a warning of heavy rainfall, thunderstorm, and lightning at isolated places on June 28 and 29 and thunderstorms and lightning on June 30 and July 1.
A total of 301 roads were closed in the state due to heavy rains, while 140 power transformers were destroyed.
Flash floods were witnessed in Khotinallah near Aut, about 40 km from Mandi town, on the Pandoh-Kullu stretch due to a heavy downpour.
Nine people have been killed, including landslides, and drowning, in the state so far, according to the data shared by the state emergency operation center.
The state has suffered losses to the tune of Rs. 102 crore in rain incidents.
The Jal Shakti Vibhag suffered maximum damage of Rs. 73.68 crore followed by the PWD which suffered a loss of Rs. 27.79 crore, according to the data.
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