Heavy rains in hills of Himachal Pradesh wreaked havoc on life of people taking toll of at least 3 in the past 24 hours. The landslides on Hindustan-Tibet and Pathankot-Mandi national highways caused traffic blockades, while the reports suggest that scores of link roads throughout the State have suffered damages due to landslides. The three deaths due to weather vagaries have been reported in Shimla, Mandi and Kinnaur.
Mandi-Pathankot road remained off for vehicular traffic for many hours on Tuesday morning after landslides near Jogindernagar. Himahcal Pradesh PWD Executive Engineer Anil Kumar said that road was restored for vehicular traffic by noon.
Hindustan-Tibet National highway also remained closed for two hours as boulders come down on the road at Negualsari area of Kinnar district.
The weather vagaries for the people are expected to continue as the Indian Meteorological Department has issued advisory of heavy rainfall in the state in the next few days.