Cedar Tree fell on the national highway near the Army Colony in Banikhet of Chamba, stuck in the middle due to highway jam - landslide in Dalhousie in Chamba NH disrupted traffic.

Updated: Di, 16 Sep 2025 01:15 pm (IST) Dalhousie due to heavy rain caused a landslide near Banikhet, causing a large cedar tree to fall on NH. It blocked the highway and the electric lines were also damaged, causing the power to collapse. The NH authority has repaired traffic by removing the tree after four hours of hard work. Passengers and school students experienced problems due to blocking the route. Dialog assistance, dalhousie. Dalhousie subdivision rained from Monday night to Tuesday night. Meanwhile, a large cedar tree fell on NH on NH on Tuesday due to landslide on the hill near the army colony in Banikhet. Remove ad just read the news so NH is blocked. At the same time, the most important electrical lines of Banikhet Town were also damaged due to the tree’s grip. So that electricity has also gone down the city. It is a matter of honor that no vehicle passed at the time of the incident on the NH that lived. Otherwise, a major accident could have occurred here. Passengers trapped on the middle road were trapped here because NH was blocked. While moving small vehicles through NHPC Chowk continues via Padar Chaugan Marg. However, because of the narrowing of the Padar Chaugan Road, there was a traffic jam situation in the Banikhet market. But the drivers introduced the proposal and the vehicles went through here. On the other hand, the NH authority immediately sent employees with machinery and SAEs through the NH authorities to get information on the road. The power system was disrupted due to the damage of the major electrical lines due to fall trees. After which the employees were repairing the electrical lines. Electricity system has been restored in some areas. While the power supply in the remaining area will also be smooth soon. Praveen Kumar, Junior Engineer Electricity Council sub divisional banikhet. But it was very difficult to remove the big tree. After about four hours of hard work from 06:00 to 10:00, after cutting off the machinery, the traffic system was made on the NH after cutting the tree passing by NH authority employees. When NH was repaired for large vehicles, passengers to different destinations blew a sigh of relief. At the same time, everyday items can also go to their destinations milk, bread, eggs, vegetables and newspapers in the district. Buses from some schools also held here due to the NH blocking in Banikhet. So that students had to wait about one and a half hours to go to school. Attempts have begun to restore NH by sending employees and on -site machinery as soon as the information about NH has been blocked by trees. But it took time to remove the big tree. With hours of hard work, the tree was removed and the traffic system was repaired at NH at 10am. Rahul Thakur, Junior Engineer, NH Authority, Sub Divisional Banikhet.