Tag: landslides in himachal

With almost all major and link roads including Kullu-Manali national highway blocked with landslides, hundreds of trees uprooted and no phone or internet access in many places, heavy rain and snowfall has wreaked havoc in Kullu-Manali. Despite all this, tourists are having fun in Manali as the town is receiving frequent snow. Manali and its nearby tourist places are covered with blanket of snow. This season the region has received more snow than last many years, which has cheered both hoteliers and tourists. However, district administration and police have issued advisory to the tourists that they should avoid night driving and should not go to higher areas. While a massive avalanche near Nehru Kund, about 7km from here, has blocked Manali-Solang highway, dozens of landslides along Kullu-Manali highway has blocked Manali-Chandigarh NH at multiple places since Thursday evening. Kullu-Manali bypass road was also blocked after landslide and collapsed trees but was thrown open in the noon. All the link roads connecting hundreds of villages have suffered damages following landslides. Landslides and collapsing of trees have damaged power transmission lines at many places, plunging large number of villages into darkness. Power supply to Manali town was cut after later afternoon. Manali and nearby hundreds of villages have no telephone connectivity since Wednesday night. These areas also have no internet for two days. However, connectivity was partially restored by private operators in some areas but BSNL network is completely dead. Landslides have damaged many houses and private land. Farms and orchards have been damaged at many places. Hundreds of fruit and wild trees have been uprooted. Kullu-Manali national highway has suffered the most losses because of extreme cutting of its edges for widening of the road. The road has become very dangerous as it has no protection and breast walls to protect