All travelers going to Leh-Ladakh, Kunzum pass, Spiti, Chandertal lake, Kaza should keep in mind the new norms set up by Himachal government. If you are hiring a jeep/cab registered outside Himachal or you are planning to drive your own car, do not forget to obtain permission certificate from SDM office Manali. Otherwise, you won’t
Exclusive: How tourist destination Rohtang turned piece of political debate
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- Himachal Government, Lahaul-Spiti, Manali Leh highway, manali snowfall, Rohtang pass, Traffic jam
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Adorned with piles of snows, the mystic Rohtang pass is now a subject of political debate not only in Himachal but in the entire country. Not only extreme climatic conditions, but Rohtang has witnessed the extent of injustice. Human handedness, pollution, noise, roars of military vehicles, trade of its precious amenity – snow and now
The early monsoon in plains is shedding summer tourist season in Manali with a slow pace. The hill town is recording constant fall in number of tourists’ arrival and most of the hotels have dropped their tariffs by 20 to 30 percent ahead of the off season. With the start of July month, the markets
Kullu DC BM Nanta has refuted the news headlines captioned as “Thousands of tourists stranded at Rohtang following a landslide” which appeared in Thursday edition of most of the newspapers as breaking news. After holding an emergency meeting, DC told Discover Kullu Manali that no such tragic event happened on Rohtang and the traffic was
With summer season attracting thousands of tourists to Ladakh, the Manali-Leh highway has been busy once again. While summer season in Manali is close to being retarded, the midway camps at Sarchu have been jam packed with travellers advancing to Leh. Sarchu, 222 km from Manali is the last Himachali hamlet on 474 km-long Manali-Leh
HP bans plying of non Himachali vehicles to Rohtang
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- HP bans taxi to Rohtang, Rohtang, taxi to rohtnag, vehicle ban on rohtang highway
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Plying of vehicles registered outside Himachal has been banned on ecologically fragile Manali-Rohtang highway from Saturday. The HP government has issued strict directions on Friday to reduce jam problems and minimize possibilities of accident on this congested highway. Kullu deputy commissioner BM Nanta said the non HP vehicles would only be allowed to reach up
HPTDC starts bus service to Rohtang from Friday
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- Bus to Rohtang, Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Ltd, HPTDC, Leh Manali, Sarchu
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Given the traffic congestions on 52 km-long Manali-Rohtang highway, Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corp Ltd (HPTDC) has decided to ply its two buses on the route from today. Plying of two buses on this route will replace at least 30 cabs and thus minimize the pollution and traffic crisis on this fragile pass. As the
It’s unbelievable even to think that the 52 km mountainous journey to Rohtang pass is consuming eight to ten precious hours of tourists due to the frequent traffic jams. Around 4,000 heavy, medium and small vehicles are reaching Rohtang every day. Unavailability of parking space, haste to reach the mountain top first and inexperienced driving
Kunzum pass partially opens for traffic
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- Dhandar, Kibber, Kunzam, Kunzum Pass, Kye gompa, Losar, Manali-Spiti road, Spiti valley
Seven months after the Manali-Spiti highway was closed following a heavy snowfall at Kunzum pass, the highway has been partially opened for traffic on Tuesday. Perched at height of 15,050 feet, Kunzum pass, the gateway to Spiti valley of Himachal had received around 50 feet of snow this year. This pass is the only route
Dangerous road to Rohtang and unavailability of first-aid and ambulance proved fatal for a 6-year-old girl from Gurgaon who was going to Rohtang pass with her family in their private car on Sunday. According to Amit Malik, tourist from Gurgaon, his family was happily moving towards Rohtang in their WagonR car when their car sustained