Hi Nitiin

Thanx for the information. Yes, i followed up on the
situation back home. It wasn`t rosy. The improtance of
this highway is clearly not lost on anyone(state and
centre). I have heard that the PWD is trying hard on
it.
I think GOVT of Himachal should hand over the road to
BRO( Border Road organisation) back from Rampur to
Kaurik. Right now they handle it somewhere around
Tapri. Those people have the necessary
manpower,expertise and infrastructure to properly
address these issues at war footing, its apart of
Ministry of Defense if people are wondering. So, the
central govt foots in the bill. Remember, this road
used to fall under BRO but was given back to state
govt sometime in early 80`s.

Without roads anyplace is as backward as you can
imagine. If i am not wrong, those roadblocked regions
right now would be seeing prices skyrocketing and
blackmarketing taking over. I sincerely hope that
those are under check. There is sufficient storage
facility in kinnaur to last for 2 to 3 months, so the
onus is on the local administration now. Common people
should not be made to pay for nature`s fury.

Satluj in its fury is unrepenting and those who have
seen the river would know what i am talking about.
Let`s hope that before the cash crops like apple and
other fruits start moving out, roads are ready unlike
2001 when crores worth of apples got rotten. The army
and navy did a splendid job back then though.

While the national limelight has been lost again from
the issue due to unprecedented damage in gujarat. I
sincerely hope that the central govt is chalking some
strategy to handle this issue. May be, build a new
Hindustan Tibet road high up in the reaches. If you
people dont remeber, this used to be the case before
NH 22 opened up. The earlier road used to be from
Sarahan and ended up in sangla if i am not wrong, it
was a narrow jeep road basically. This route is still
being used for trekking purpose and by shepherds,
gujjars alike. (Its very scenic as it moves along the
high passes)
Moreover Himachal govt needs a new Public relation
head too. This flooding made people believe that it
affected the whole of himachal which led to
cancellation of torusits during the peak season. All
this tourism and internal development is a sham if we
dont have a robust communication and transportation
line. Infrastucture development should be a priority
and the development shouldnt be restricted to some
pockets of himachal.

later
Tenzin
--- Nitin <bnityin@...> wrote:

> Dear Tenzin
>
> Satluj was all fury.. was at Luhri bridge when water
> passed through.
> Satluj was just 5 feet the bridge.. Last time it was
> flowing above the
> bridge. Was at Rampur yesterday.. Nogli is washed
> up... the BBMB
> chowki just after Nogli is washed up.. The river cut
> though the road.
> Again the road near Nirmand bridge has been washed
> out. The new bridge
> to Nirmand is still there but the old bailey bridge
> was washed off.
>
> Road has been cleared till Tapri.. Peo will be open
> in a few days.
>
> Nitin
>
>
>