Landslide blocks National Highway 5 at Rampur near Shimla

Shimla landslide: The National Highway-5 has been blocked due to the landslide at Jeori near Rampur in Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh, informed the state emergency centre.

"DPCR has informed that an incident of landslide occurred near Jeori- Sub-division Rampur District Shimla due to which NH-05 road has been blocked. No human or property loss reported by the Authority concerned yet," the state emergency operation centre said in a bulletin.

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The district administration has deployed Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Rampur and a police team to assess the situation.

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The state has been recording spells of heavy rainfall during the Monsoon season. This has resulted in landslides as well.

Earlier on August 28, Chandigarh-Manali National Highway (NH-3) was blocked due to a landslide between Aut and Pandoh in the Mandi district.

Last week, a landslide, caused by heavy rainfall, had damaged three vehicles in the Vikas Nagar area in Shimla. On August 22, another landslide in Shimla had caused the blockage of Khalini road.

Last month, a massive landslide had erupted near the Nalda village of Lahaul and Spiti district. It has led to the blockage of the Chenab river's flow.

-PTC News