Landslide hits Chandigarh-Manali highway, hundreds of vehicles stranded

Chandigarh | Saturday | 22nd July, 2017

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Himachal Pradesh: NH 21 blocked after to land slide in Pandoh area of Mandi district; many vehicles stranded. Officials of the Public Works Department (PWD) reached the landslide site along with machines to clear the blockade. A police team from Pandoh has also reached there. https://t.co/XtZfaQsm7x — ANI (@ANI_news) 1500695159000NEW DELHI: A landslide hit Chandigarh-Manali national highway (NH 21) on Saturday morning leading to blockade on the Pandoh-Kullu route in Himachal Pradesh.At 7am on Saturday, heavy boulders and debris fell on the road from the hillslope due to the landslide, but no damage to vehicles or loss of life was reported.Hundreds of vehicles have been stranded since morning and efforts are on to clear the route..