The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched urgent restoration work on the Kiratpur-Pandoh-Kullu-Manali section of National Highway 21 after severe floods, cloudbursts, and flash floods damaged key stretches, cutting off road connectivity to the tourist town of Manali.
While presiding over the review meeting of Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) at his official residence Oak Over Shimla on Sunday evening, Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the Corporation would open three high-end hotels along the Kiratpur-Manali f
The tunnels built on the Kiratpur-Manali four-lane highway from Hanogi to Jhalogi in the Mandi district were opened for traffic but have yet to be formally inaugurated.