"The 62-day-long Amarnath yatra will remain temporarily suspended from August 23 in view of reduced pilgrim flow and track and restoration works," DIPR authorities said in a statement.
Expressing grief over the massive landslides and cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh, Singh said, “The Prime Minister should declare Himachal Pradesh a disaster-hit state and should start restoration work here.”
“Around 55 people have lost their lives in the state till now. The death toll might go up. Restoration work is being done on a war footing. Chandigarh-Shimla 4-lane highway along with other arterial roads has been opened," CM Sukhu said.
"Twenty to 25 people are trapped under debris here. A total of 21 people have died in the last 24 hours in the state. I appeal to people to stay indoors, to not venture near rivers and landslide-prone areas. Restoration work will begin as soon as rain stops," the chief minister said.
"The National Highway 5 near Chakki Mod near Parwanoo in Solan district is closed again due to the landslide. Restoration work is underway,' the Solan police informed.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu who visited Kiari panchayat in Kotkhai in Shimla district today, inspected the damaged properties and took estimates of losses caused to the dwellings and the damaged roads. They walked for about one kilometre to reach Kyari Bazar as the road was complet
In this regard, the official media handle of Jammu and Kashmir police took to Twitter and said," Traffic update at 0630 hrs: Jammu-Srinagar NHW blocked due to landslide at T2. People are advised not to travel until restoration work is completed."
Delhi LG VK Saxena today visited the Mehrauli Archaeological Park and Sanjay Van and took stock of the restoration works being undertaken at these sites by Delhi Development Authority (DDA), in cooperation with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
National Highway-5 has been blocked at three places in Shimla and Kinnaur districts as a result of landslides in the region, the officials said on Sunday.
To assess the ground situation arising due to incessant rains and landslides, Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, Sachin Kumar Vaishya, along with SSP Dr Vinod Kumar visited the landslide-hit spot on Dewal Bridge and inspected the restoration work over there, said an official statement on Wednesda