Manali: Glacier slides, heavy rain and snowfall continue to wreak havoc in Kullu and Manali areas of Himachal Pradesh. Almost all major and link roads, including Kullu-Manali national highway have been blocked with landslides and hundreds of trees uprooted. For the second day, there was no phone or internet access in many places on Friday.A massive avalanche near Nehru Kund, about 7km from here, has blocked Manali-Solang highway while dozens of landslides along the Kullu-Manali highway have blocked the Manali-Chandigarh NH at multiple places since Thursday evening. Kullu-Manali bypass road was also blocked following landslides and uprooting of trees. However, it was cleared for vehicular movement by noon. All the link roads connecting hundreds of villages have suffered damages following landslides.Landslides and fallen trees have damaged power transmission lines at various places, plunging a large number of villages into darkness. Even Manali township plunged into darkness after power supply lines snapped. The town and nearby villages have had no telephone and internet connectivity since Wednesday night. Although, connectivity was partially restored by private operators in some areas, BSNL network remains completely dead.Landslides have damaged many houses, farms and orchards as hundreds of fruit and wild trees have been uprooted.It began raining in the region on Wednesday and it is still continuing, triggering more landslides. Higher reaches of Kullu district are getting more snow. As the snow is wet and heavy, it is causing damages and triggering avalanches.Forest and transport minister Govind Singh Thakur took stock of the damages on Friday, saying public works department, irrigation and public health department and district administration have been directed to restore all roads. “Thankfully, there is no report of any casualty, but houses have suffered damages. Power and water supply have also been affected at some places. Weather is inclement, but departments concerned have been asked not to stop the restoration works. PWD has been asked to deploy enough machinery on national highway,” he said.Lahaul-Spiti district too has witnessed multiple avalanches in two days. An avalanche near Pangmo village of Spiti buried five parked vehicles. Another avalanche near Kaza in Spiti has partially damaged a part of Chomo Gompa and damaged roof of a forest guard hut.In Lahaul, the roof of a warehouse of Food Corporation of India at Karga village collapsed due to the weight of the snow on the roof. The entire district has received very heavy snow in last few days. Over 100cm of snow has accumulating, which resulted in the collapsing of the roof. The villagers in district keep clearing roofs of the snow regularly.Lahaul valley has no electricity since Wednesday. All villages, except for Keylong and Udaipur, has no internet connectivity. Lahaul valley has nearly 20 patients who are required to be airlifted to Kullu. But the inclement weather is forcing suspension of the helicopter sorties.‘Govt should do something’It is that time of the year, when the patients of the remote Majhan village of Gadaparli panchayat in Kullu district, have to be transported on the backs, as there is no other reliable transport available. Majhan can be reached after a 15km uphill climb.A video is going viral on WhatsApp, where residents of Gadaparli panchayat are carrying a patient on a make-shift palanquin — chair tied to two poles — and walking on a narrow trail in steep mountain face with deep valley on its one side.A local resident Roshan Lal said, “Our villages have no road connectivity. We already brought seven patients to Kullu hospital. This is the second patient that we are carrying today. The village has two feet of snow and all houses in Majhan have patients who are required to be brought to hospital for treatment. Government should do something.”Majhan, Shakti, Marod and many other villages inside Sainj valley of Kullu require a trek of 15 to 22km. The path is narrow and dangerous. The area receives heavy snow.

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