LS polls: Residents of this HP district demands better road connectivity

Apr 30, 2019

Rohtang Pass (HP), Apr 30 (ANI): Residents of rugged, high mountain passes of Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul-Spiti district are demanding better connectivity of roads in this election season. Locals there face many problems due to heavy snow fall every year. Rohtang Pass is the only connection with Manali for people in Lahaul-Spiti.The landlocked Lahaul Valley, comprising over two dozen small and scattered villages, remains cut off owing to heavy snow accumulation from December onwards on the Rohtang Pass (13,050 feet) -- the people in Lahaul and Spiti are cut off from the rest of the world owing to closure of road links with onset of snowfall in December. Rohtang Pass is a gateway to Lahaul and Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh.Himachal Pradesh’s people will cast their vote in the last phase of elections to be held on May 19.