Landslide-hit NH-5 in Shimla to be reopened by September 6 evening
The XEN said, "The boulders had started to fall since the morning so we had already deployed the police. National Highway-5 is likely to be reopened by Monday evening."
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Earlier in the day, the state emergency operation centre notified in a bulletin that, "No human or property loss has been reported by the authority concerned yet."
The state has been recording spells of heavy rainfall during the monsoon season. This has resulted in landslides as well. Earlier on August 28, the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway (NH-3) was blocked due to a landslide between Aut and Pandoh in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.
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On August 22, another landslide in Shimla had caused the blockade of the Khalini road. In August, a massive landslide was reported near Nalda village of Lahaul and Spiti district. It had led to the blockade of the Chenab river’s flow.
-PTC News
