Himachal Pradesh: Manali-Leh highway closed for normal traffic. check details

The Manali-Leh highway was closed for normal traffic on Sunday following fresh snowfall at Baralacha Pass in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul and Spiti district.

According to Lahaul-Spiti SP Manav Verma, traffic on the Gramphu-Kaza highway has also been disrupted due to snowfall on the Kunzum Pass of Lahaul-Spiti.

“Traffic is blocked on both the routes due to fresh snowfall at Baralacha pass on Manali-Leh highway and Kunzum pass on Gramphu-Kaza highway,” Verma said.

The SP of Lahaul-Spiti also told that a tourist died due to illness at high altitude in Sarchu.

“He was taken to the army transit camp for a health check-up, where the doctor on duty declared him brought dead,” he said.

Earlier on Sunday, after incessant rain, there was snowfall in the hilly areas around Kedarnath Dham.

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