Shimla Cart  Road closed for vehicular traffic after heavy landslide 

A heavy landslide occured on the Shimla cart road between Gurudwara parking to Ganj bajaar link road forcing the administration to close the this road between Old ISBT to the lift hospital this afternoon.

The police office said that a old retaining wall  between the Cart road and Ganj  bajaar link road started caving in this afternoon around 4.30 pm. Whereafter, all vehicular traffic was diverted via Khalini to New ISBT and New ISBT to Victory tunnel and Old ISBT.

The massive landslide occured around 1900 hrs near Gurudwara parking .The wall debris blocked the cart road completely. Now restoration work was started so far.

Vehicular traffic was also disrupted between Power house to Totu as a Army truck went out of control and hit the road wall near the Power house. The truck was negotiating a sharp curve when it went out of control and hung on the wall for one hour and 45 minutes. Here too, all vehicular traffic was also diverted via Taradevi to Totu or vice versa on  the National Highway -88. Now the traffic has been restored.