A portion of the Kalka-Shimla Highway in Solan suffered major damage after heavy rains in the area.
After a major portion of the Kalka-Shimla Highway collapsed in Solan, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur ordered a probe into the damage on Friday. The CM has sought a report from the regional office of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
The highway suffered major damage after heavy rains in the area.
“So I have talked to the regional office of NHAI, and have asked them to investigate and submit a report. The agency through which the construction has taken place has also been reported. A team of engineers will visit the spot and investigate it. Currently, traffic is being diverted," Thakur was quoted as saying.
The CM further informed that 3 people have lost their lives in the state while 4 have been left injured due to rains in the last 24 hours. 11 vehicles were also damaged.
"This time, if the maximum damage has happened in the rainy season, then it has happened in the last two days of rain. According to the report that has come to us after taking the assessment of the damage so far, there has been a loss of 685 crores including all the total damages that have happened whether they have happened in government buildings or private buildings. The deaths that have happened including accidents are 186 deaths so far in the rainy season. The assessment of the losses that have happened in 24 hours is still coming. Life loss in 24 hours is 3 people and those who are injured are 4 and there are 11 vehicles, they are very much damaged," he added.
The highway stretch was damaged on Thursday, which heavily impacted movement of traffic. The state has been battered by heavy rains in the past few weeks which also resulted in multiple incidents of landslides.
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(With inputs from ANI)
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