NHAI Undertakes Restoration of Kiratpur-Manali Section in Himachal Pradesh Following Damage Due to Severe Floods and Cloudbursts

NHAI Undertakes Restoration of Kiratpur-Manali Section in Himachal Pradesh Following Damage Due to Severe Floods and Cloudbursts

In view of recent severe floods in Mandi, cloudburst and flash floods in Kullu district causing damages to the Kiratpur-Pandoh-Kullu-Manali corridor, NHAI Chairman Shri Santosh Kumar Yadav held a meeting with senior officials from NHAI Headquarters along with field officers from Regional Office, Shimla to review the situation and undertake immediate restoration/ improvement works on the Kiratpur-Pandoh-Kullu-Manali section of NH-21 in Himachal Pradesh.

The restoration work will include ten locations on Kullu-Manali section that have been completely washed away and five locations that have been partially damaged by torrent rains/floods resulting in cutting off connectivity to the tourist town of Manali from the rest of the state through NH-21. The alternate road by Himachal Pradesh PWD has also witnessed damages, therefore, only light vehicles have been diverted through HP PWD Road. NHAI has also decided to extend financial support to HP PWD for immediate restoration and maintenance of PWD road which is being used by National Highway traffic.

Keeping in view the inaccessibility, temporary restoration measures will be undertaken by NHAI to provide immediate restoration of connectivity. For this purpose, adequate funds have been sanctioned to NHAI Regional Office, Shimla for undertaking immediate emergent works. Also, the maintenance contractor available at site has been mobilized by NHAI, and temporary restoration of the highway section is being carried out on war footing.