Days after incessant rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh, the Manali-Leh National Highway was restored for vehicular traffic on Monday after remaining closed for over 80 hours.
The road was sanctioned by the Border Roads Organization (BRO) under ‘Project Deepak’.
About 1500 heavy vehicles are stranded due to the blockage of this road. These vehicles are important for the armed forces and the local people of Ladakh for winter storage of various items.
Sharing the information on Twitter, the BRO said, “After 80 hours of strenuous efforts by the hard working Karmayogis of BRO under Project Deepak. The Manali-Leh National Highway has been opened for one-way traffic. As a result, 1500 heavy vehicles could move.” has moved.” were stranded. These vehicles are important for the armed forces and the local people of Ladakh for winter storage of various items. Long live India! Hail brother!!”
Incessant rains have caused havoc in Himachal Pradesh, causing floods, traffic jams, landslides and more. It has been raining continuously for the last three days over Northwest India, with heavy to very heavy rainfall observed over many areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. As a result, rivers, creeks and streams are in spate, causing widespread damage to infrastructure and disruption of essential services in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.
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