Massive landslide blocks Shimla-Kinnaur highway

A massive landslide blocked the Shimla-Kinnaur highway (national highway five), which connects the mainland with strategic regions along the Chinese border, near Jeori in Rampur sub-division of Shimla district on Monday.

A 100-m stretch of the highway was damaged in the landslide. However, no loss of life was reported. Rampur sub-divisional magistrate Yadvinder Paul said a portion of the hill crumbled around 9:30am. “Police personnel had already been deployed on both sides of the spot after the rockfall began around two days ago,” he said.

The National Highway Authority Of India and Public Works Department has pressed men and machinery to clear the road of boulders and debris.