As per reports, intermittent monsoon rainfall and slope instability triggered landslides and rockfalls that blocked the Chamba-Bharmour National Highway (NH-154A).

Following are the latest updates available as of Monday (20 July):

• The Chamba–Bharmour section of National Highway-154A remained blocked for several hours on Sunday (19 July) after multiple landslides triggered by heavy rainfall struck the highway at different locations, disrupting traffic and leaving commuters stranded on both sides of the road.
• The highway was closed early in the morning after landslides occurred near Kamnala, close to Batti Ki Hatti and at Durgethi. Falling rocks and debris rendered the road impassable, resulting in long queues of vehicles, including private cars and public transport buses.
• With the highway remaining blocked, several passengers travelling for work and other engagements were forced to wait for hours. Some commuters crossed the affected stretches on foot before hiring taxis or other vehicles.