Himachal CM, over 1,000 tourists stranded in Valley
18 Jun 2013 5:39 AM IST
Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh and over 1,000 tourists were stuck in the picturesque Sangla Valley on Monday as the area was cut off due to landslides, an official said.
Incessant rainfall in the region has triggered massive landslides that blocked the road leading to the valley in Kinnaur district.
‘Work is on to reopen road link to the Sangla Valley and other major roads. Over 1,000 tourists are also stranded across the district, mainly in Sangla area,’ deputy commissioner JM Pathania said.
He said high alert has been declared as more than 60 per cent of the district was badly hit by heavy rain. Some areas in Pooh experienced snow.
The chief minister, who was on election tour for the Mandi parliamentary by-poll slated for 23 June, has been stationed at Sangla village, some 275 km from state capital.
The Hindustan-Tibet road leading to the China border along Kinnaur is blocked at several locations, said officials.
Meanwhile, cricketer Harbhajan Singh is one amongst the many pilgrims and tourists who have been stranded in the upper reaches of Uttarakhand due to landslides and heavy rains.
The cricketer is now staying put at the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp at Joshimath which houses the paramilitary’s first battalion.
He has taken shelter with the border guarding troops since yesterday when he was returning from the Hemkunth Sahib gurudwara here and could not go beyond because of inclement weather, a senior official said.
The bowler is now spending time interacting with ITBP jawans and playing badminton with them, they said.
Incessant rainfall in the region has triggered massive landslides that blocked the road leading to the valley in Kinnaur district.
‘Work is on to reopen road link to the Sangla Valley and other major roads. Over 1,000 tourists are also stranded across the district, mainly in Sangla area,’ deputy commissioner JM Pathania said.
He said high alert has been declared as more than 60 per cent of the district was badly hit by heavy rain. Some areas in Pooh experienced snow.
The chief minister, who was on election tour for the Mandi parliamentary by-poll slated for 23 June, has been stationed at Sangla village, some 275 km from state capital.
The Hindustan-Tibet road leading to the China border along Kinnaur is blocked at several locations, said officials.
Meanwhile, cricketer Harbhajan Singh is one amongst the many pilgrims and tourists who have been stranded in the upper reaches of Uttarakhand due to landslides and heavy rains.
The cricketer is now staying put at the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp at Joshimath which houses the paramilitary’s first battalion.
He has taken shelter with the border guarding troops since yesterday when he was returning from the Hemkunth Sahib gurudwara here and could not go beyond because of inclement weather, a senior official said.
The bowler is now spending time interacting with ITBP jawans and playing badminton with them, they said.
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