The road connectivity to Kinnaur via NH 5 has been restored. The restored 400m stretch at Nigulsari was thrown open for all vehicles at around 1 pm today.
“The vehicles going towards Rampur-Shimla were allowed to cross first. These were mainly the vehicles carrying apple that were stuck for the past 10 days. Then, vehicles carrying essential supplies to Kinnaur were allowed to cross,” said Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi, who had been overseeing the restoration work right from the start.
The entire district was cut off from the Shimla-Rampur side on the night of September 7 when around 400m long stretch of the national highway was washed away by a major landslide and land subsidence.
