Kullu administration on Saturday shared the details on the condition of roads in the district. The administration mentioned the roads that were blocked, or restricted partially in order to ensure the public face no inconvenience. As per the release from the Kullu administration, the Kullu-Mandi road via Pandoh is blocked due to landslides while the route via Kamand road is open but only one way, and that too for the LMVs (Light Motor Vehicles) which includes cars and motorbikes, not buses or other heavy vehicles.
Kullu-Pandoh road is completely blocked while for Kullu-Pandoh-Chailchowk-Gohar-Sundernagar, the road remains blocked from Kullu side but is open from Sundernagar to Pandoh. The Kullu-Manali road via the Right bank will remain open throughout the day but as the administration is carrying out maintenance, the road from Patlikulhal to Manali will stay closed from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM. Kullu-Manali road via the left bank is open, Bhuntar-Manikaran road is open for only LMVs, and similar is the case to AUT-Banjar road.
AUT-Sainj road is completely open while the Banjar-Anni road is open only from LMVs and that too from the Barar SDM office side. The spate of rainfall is not yet over for the Himalayan states as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow warning for heavy rains, thunderstorms, and lightning at isolated places in 10 districts of Himachal Pradesh on 21 and 22 August. Himachal Pradesh government has declared the whole state as “natural calamity affected area" on Friday.
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