Tag: National Highway

HImachal Pradesh Heavy Rains

112 Roads Including NH Blocked Due To Rainfall In Himachal

By LokMarg

As many as 112 roads, including National Highway 305, were blocked in Himachal Pradesh due to rainfall on Sunday, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre.

Besides this, 12 water supply schemes have also been disrupted. One fire incident has been reported in the past 24 hours, according to government data.

According to official data, an average of about seven individuals have been losing their lives daily in rain-linked occurrences within the hilly state since the monsoon’s commencement on June 24.  

Himachal Pradesh has been battered by heavy rainfall for the past several weeks and the state has suffered great loss of life as well as property in various rain-related incidents, such as landslides, cloudbursts, flash floods, etc.  

Meanwhile, a total of 397 people lost their lives in rain-related incidents, out of which 143 people have lost their lives due to landslides, flash floods, and cloudbursts. As per information, 370 people have been injured while 39 people are still missing, informed the government on Saturday. (ANI)

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Shimla-Kalka road on the National Highway-5

Shimla-Kalka Road At NH-5 Closed After Landslide In Himachal’s Solan

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Shimla-Kalka road on the National Highway-5 was closed after a landslide occurred in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district in the early hours of Friday, police said. 

“Today Aug 11, at around 2:35 am to 2:40 am, due to rains, Shimla National Highway 5, between Thambu Mod and Chakki Mod, has been closed due to landslides from the hill,” an official said. 

Shimla-Kalka road was opened for traffic on Wednesday following the restoration work. The road was closed after a landslide last week. 

Meanwhile, the combined death toll from rains, floods, and landslides in Himachal Pradesh has reached 223 since the onset of the monsoon in the state on June 24. 

“So far, 223 people have lost their lives in Himachal Pradesh and 295 have been injured. As many as 800 houses have also been damaged completely, while another 7500 houses have been partially damaged,” Himachal Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi said. 

National Center for Seismology said that an earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale jolted the Lahaul And Spiti districts of Himachal Pradesh. 

The tremors were felt at 23:20:41, Indian standard time (IST).

According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 kilometers. (ANI)

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Shri Amarnath from Jammu to Srinagar highway

Jammu-Srinagar Highway Blocked Due To Landslide, Amarnath Yatra Halted

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The annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath from Jammu to Srinagar was suspended on Wednesday due to a landslide on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district, officials said. 

Meanwhile, the Yatra will also be suspended from Pantha Chowk yatra base camp to Jammu and it will be resumed after road national highway clear for traffic movement. 

Jammu and Kashmir traffic police said that Jammu-Srinagar NHW is blocked due landslide at T2 Marog Ramban.

“Jammu-Srinagar NHW is blocked due landslide at T2 Marog Ramban. People are advised not to travel on NH-44 without confirmation from TCUs (Traffic Control Unit),” J-K traffice police said. 

The 62-day-long Amarnath Yatra, which began on July 1 will culminate on August 31, 2023. 

Earlier, the Additional Director General of Police of Jammu Zone and the Divisional Commissioner Jammu on Friday took stock of the security arrangements for Independence Day celebrations and Budda Amarnath Yatra, which will begin on August 17.

“The Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of Jammu Zone, Mukesh Singh accompanied by Divisional Commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar and DIG Rajouri Poonch Range Haseeb Mughal convened a security review meeting with the Police and Civil administration and took stock of the security scenario in wake of forthcoming Independence Day Celebration and Budda Amarnath Yatra which commences from 17th August 2023,” said a statement of the Jammu and Kashmir police.

The ADGP Jammu and the Divisional Commissioner were briefed about the security and other related issues by SSP Poonch Vinay Kumar and DC Poonch Yaseen Mohd Choudhary.

Later, the ADGP Jammu and Divisional Commissioner convened a meeting with the civil society members of Poonch.

Prominent lawyers and elected representatives participated in the meeting. All the speakers apprised the officers of all the cooperation for the smooth Independence Day celebrations and peaceful conduct of the yatra. (ANI)

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Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, Mughal Road Blocked Due To Landslides

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, Mughal Road Blocked Due To Landslides

By LokMarg

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) has been blocked due to landslides and people are advised not to use it, police said here on Saturday.

“NH-44, Mughal road and SSG road are blocked due to 2 landslides. People are advised not to travel till clearance,” Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police said in a tweet.
The 250-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, and Mughal Road connects Bufliaz town in the Jammu region’s Poonch district to the Shopian district of Kashmir. The 84-kilometre road traces a historic route used in the Mughal period over the Pir Panjal Pass.

While the Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri (SSG) double-lane road connects the Ladakh region with Jammu and Kashmir.

Last month also the NH-44 was blocked due to multiple landslides and shooting stones from the hillock at Cafeteria Morh and Mehar in Ramban town. (ANI)

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Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari Iays Foundation Worth Rs 5,600 Cr Highways In Rajasthan

By LokMarg

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 11 national highway projects totalling Rs 5600 crore in Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh.

Four national highway projects with a total length of 219 km and costing Rs 3,775 crore were inaugurated.
This six-laning project from Kishangarh to the Gulbapura section on National Highway 48 will accelerate Ajmer and Bhilwara districts’ economic and social development.

The six-laning of the Gulabpura to Chittorgarh section will strengthen the mutual connectivity of the Udaipur, Jaipur and Kota regions of Bhilwara and Chittorgarh districts.

“The construction of a four-lane railway overbridge on National Highway 162A at Fatehnagar will solve the problem of traffic jam at a railway crossing,” a release by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said.

“Construction of high-level bridge on Chambal river in Mandrayal under CRIF was inaugurated today. With the construction of this bridge, connectivity will be maintained between Mandrayal, Karauli in Rajasthan and Sabalgarh in Madhya Pradesh.”

Further, founthe foundation stone of seven projects costing Rs 1,850 crore and total length km was also laid today.

These projects will provide direct connectivity from the famous religious place Nathdwara to Udaipur airport.

“The construction of Pratapgarh bypass will reduce the traffic pressure inside the city. With the construction of the road from Raas to Biaora, the vehicles going towards Bhilwara will be facilitated. Tribal areas of Dungarpur, Udaipur and Banswara region will get better connectivity. With the construction of bypass in Sangwara and Garhi, the distance of Dungarpur-Banswara will be reduced by 10 km.”

Thirteen animal underpasses will be constructed in Todgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the Beawar-Gomti road for protection of wildlife, the release added.

In Rajasthan, an approval of 74 projects under Central Roads Fund at a cost of Rs 2250 crore was also announced during this program. “The work on these projects will start soon.” (ANI)

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