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Himachal Pradesh: Bridge Collapses After Landslide In Chamba, Traffic Halted
Traffic on Chamba-Bharmour National Highway came to a grinding halt after a bridge collapsed following a landslide incident in Chamba district on Sunday morning, officials said. Read further on Dynamite News:
Chamba: Traffic on Chamba-Bharmour National Highway came to a grinding halt after a bridge collapsed following a landslide incident in Himachal's Chamba district on Sunday morning, officials said.
According to State Emergency Operation Centre officials, the incident took place at Loona area of Bharmour village in the outskirts of Chamba district.
"An incident of Landslide occurred at Loona Bharmour District Chamba. In the Incident bridge has been totally collapsed and (NH-154 A) Chamba to Bharmour has been totally snapped," Chamba district emergency operation centre (DEOC) officials said in a statement.
However, no casualty has been reported, DEOC officials added. According to Chamba Deputy Commissioner D C Rana, it was a 20 meters long bridge on the national highway 154-A that connects Bharmour sub division (tribal area) with Chamba.
"Road connectivity to the entire area has been disrupted after the incident," Rana said. Further details into the matter are awaited. (ANI)