Opened last year, Himachal highway stretch caves in
A portion of the highway between Parwanoo and Solan, inaugurated last year, collapsed Thursday, bringing traffic on the route to a standstill.
Two vehicles were damaged in the collapse. The Shimla-Kalka highway will remain closed until further notice.
Local residents travelling on the route said the road had shown signs of degradation in the past few days before caving in on Thursday.
A S Khural, project director of NHAI, said, “We received information that a portion of the highway collapsed due to rain and at the moment, we are ascertaining the process of restoration.
