Posted on 07/14/2019 12:28:56 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Shimla:
Massive mudslides hit the Chandigarh-Shimla national highway between Parwanoo and Solan towns in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday owing to heavy overnight rains, that led to traffic snarls and posed a serious threat to motorists.
The movement of traffic was hampered almost throughout the day due to massive landslides along the highway in Solan district.
Motorists said the maximum landslips were on a 30-km stretch between Parwanoo and Kumarhatti, where over 20 km was either damaged or piled with boulders and muck.
They said the falling debris threatens their safety while travelling through this stretch that has been excavated recently for highway widening.
The executing agency - National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) - for the project which aims to cut the travel time between Chandigarh and Himachal capital Shimla by shortening the distance by 17 kms -- cleared the road from of boulders and mud.
The entire stretch from Parwanoo to Solan towns has become a permanent landslide zone particularly Chakki ka Mor. The risk of driving is aggravated after dusk, said motorist Deepak Nayyar.
He said there were frequent incidents of landslips and falling rocks hitting moving vehicles owing to fragile and loose strata with vertical cutting of the hills for the expansion of the highway.
(Excerpt) Read more at ndtv.com ...
I guess I can find a different route.
I dunno about that. This is a road in India which wriggles its way through a moutainous region. All the sharp turns and switchbacks, as indicated by Google Maps, makes Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park look positively easy in comparison.
Expect back ups during tomorrows morning rush .
“STURGIS, S.D. — Highway 14A between Sturgis and Deadwood was closed after a late-night rock fall from the canyon walls.
Highway Patrol reported the fall at about 11:40 Friday night on their Facebook page. Rocks continued falling from the canyon for an hour, forcing officials to close the road and wait until it is safe to travel.”
He said there were frequent incidents of landslips and falling rocks hitting moving vehicles owing to fragile and loose strata with vertical cutting of the hills for the expansion of the highway.
Geologists blame unscientific cutting of precipitous hills, largely of shell, sandstone and clay, for the frequent landslips.
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Hmmm ... vertical cuts in unstable ground... what could possibly go wrong.
Oh well, the designing Indian engineers can no doubt get in on the American H1B express to employment with American corporations. And bring their families also. After all, what could possibly go wrong.
Watch for falling Roc
Tol it might affect you when all these people move in next door to you to get away from falling rocks.
OMG!!! This is surely NEVER happened in that area before, EVER!!! It must be due to “climate change”!!!! /sarc
There is a wall of rock that’s going to look like that on the road any day now at West Columbia, WV. I hold my breath every time I have to drive under it.
Monsoons = Climate Change!
A map would help immensely with the interpretation of this story.
Note to self: Cancel trip to Parwanoo in the morning.
This region in India experiences some of the highest annual rainfall in the world. This is not caused by climate change. Most years the monsoon hammers them.
Sounds like I-40 through the Smokies.
“the Chandigarh-Shimla national highway between Parwanoo and Solan in Himachal Pradesh”
Damn, I drive it every day to work.
Who Cares?
It’s India.
Do you think they give a damn about hurricanes and earthquakes in America?
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