Chandigarh-Manali national highway restored after 18 hours

The Chandigarh-Manali national highway was restored to one-way traffic today after almost 18 hours.

The highway was blocked after a massive landslide near Four Mile in Mandi district around 1 am on Thursday. The landslide disrupted traffic movement between Mandi and Kullu. As a result, hundreds of tourists and other persons travelling either to Kullu from Mandi or coming to Mandi from Kullu were left stranded for long hours.

Rakesh Kumar, who was transporting vegetable produce to Kullu from Mandi side, said, “We were stuck in the area since 2 am today. There was no water to drink and food to eat.”