Traffic was put on hold for nearly three hours on the Paonta Sahib-Shillai national highway after a 200 m stretch caved in at Kachi Dhank around 4 pm today.
Solan, July 30
The Paonta Sahib-Shillai national highway 707 was closed for vehicular traffic on Friday after about a 100 metre stretch of the road caved near kali Dhank Badwas following heavy downpour for the last 2 days in Sirmaur district.
Police sources said that a heavy landslide occurred on the highway where a group of villagers ran helter-skelter to save themselves.
Another 200 metre stretch of the road also caved in near Kachi Dhank near Rajban between Rajban and Sataun. The road has been facing incessant damage in the rains for the last several years, inconveniencing residents.
Commuters going from Paonta Sahib to Shillai have been directed to follow Puruwala- Kilod- Jong- Kafota- Shillai route.
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