Now e-permit must to visit Spiti’s Chandertal lake Updated on June 21, 2021 People who wish to visit Chandertal lake and nearby areas of Spiti valley of Himachal, which have no mobile network and are prone to natural disasters, will have to apply for e-permit online from next few days. The e-permit, named e-Aagman, will help Lahaul-Spiti district administration in keeping a track of visitors for their safety and will help administration in controlling the number of people visiting this eco-sensitive area according to its carrying capacity. This region is notorious for dangerous roads, landslides, floods and sudden snowfall which leaves tourists stranded. This being a mobile shadow area, tourists sometimes face problems after accidents or other problems as they fail to contact for help. You can apply for Chandratal Lake Permit here: http://www.eaagman.hp.gov.in/ Lahaul-Spiti deputy commissioner Pankaj Rai said, “The vehicles will have to be registered online to get e-permit to be able to use Koksar-Kaza road and to visit Chandertal lake. This arrangement is to ensure safety of the visitors and to keep track of them. We shall allow tourists to Chandertal only according to its carrying capacity. Those without e-permit will not be allowed. Camping at the lake area will not be allowed.” Visitors will have to provide their personal details, vehicle number, travel date, source and destination by filling the form at www.eaagman.hp.gov.in. Chandertal, which is also a wildlife sanctuary and home to many glaciers, is a popular tourist destination. Presently Chandertal is closed for tourists as all wildlife sanctuaries were closed for tourists since April 30 due to possibility of spread of the Covid-19 from humans to animals. The lake is expected to open soon. Lahaul-Spiti administration was considering implementing the e-permit system in the entire district to avoid overcrowding of tourists. Police will check the
Now e-permit must to visit Spiti’s Chandertal lake Updated on June 21, 2021 People who wish to visit Chandertal lake and nearby areas of Spiti valley of Himachal, which have no mobile network and are prone to natural disasters, will have to apply for e-permit online from next few days. The e-permit, named e-Aagman, will
The incessant rains in Kullu district have wreaked havoc as rivers are in flood, major roads and bridges are closed, people living close to rivers have started shifting to safe areas and landslides preventing people from going from one place to other. Both Manali-Rohtang-Leh and Manali-Chandigarh national highways are closed. A government school building at Palchan village has collapsed due to flood in Beas. A major bailey bridge at Akhara bazaar of Kullu that connects the Kullu town with left bank of Beas has been closed for traffic following Beas river damaged the approach road to the bridge.Two trucks and their drivers got stuck in the middle of the Beas at Patlikuhal near Manali after water level rose suddenly. Both, identified as Nand Kishor and Ravi, residents of Rajasthan, were rescued with the help of a rope and hydra crane.\n Traffic on Chandigarh-Manali national highway is stopped from Kullu and Mandi sides after a stretch of highway submerged near Duwada in Mandi district. While the buses and other heavy vehicles are stopped completely, light vehicles are being diverted to bypass road via Katola. A large number of buses, including tourist buses, are stopped at Bajaura. Police said the traffic will be resumed only after water level recedes and road becomes safe. The 38 Border Roads Task Force commander Col Uma Shankar said the Manali-Leh highway has also been blocked due to floods and landslides. “Massive landslides at Teling nullah and Pagal nullah in Lahaul have blocked the highway. We have cleared debris at Teling nullah but another slide has blocked it again. Machines are engaged to clear pagal nullah stretch. We have seen multiple landslides in 24 hours. We are working hard to resume traffic.” Chandigarh-Manali NH submerges near AutAll the water streams between Rohtang and Sarchu are in spate
The incessant rains in Kullu district have wreaked havoc as rivers are in flood, major roads and bridges are closed, people living close to rivers have started shifting to safe areas and landslides preventing people from going from one place to other. Both Manali-Rohtang-Leh and Manali-Chandigarh national highways are closed. A government school building at
