Tourist Traffic Chaos: Shimla's Scenic Routes Turn Into Snarled Nightmares
Tourists flocking to Shimla and nearby hill stations create severe traffic jams on the Shimla-Kalka Highway. The heat in the plains drives tourists to these cooler destinations, causing massive vehicular queues. Authorities deployed police, yet congestion persists. Tourists express frustration over wasted holiday time in traffic.
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On Saturday, the picturesque Shimla-Kalka National Highway witnessed unprecedented traffic jams, as a surging number of tourists heading to hill stations for weekend getaways clogged the roads.
With temperatures soaring in the plains, destinations like Shimla, Narkanda, Kufri, Chail, and Kinnaur district's scenic spots have become magnets for weekend travelers in June. The influx peaks over weekends, severely straining the road infrastructure.
Despite the deployment of additional police to manage traffic flow, long queues continued at the Parwanoo toll barrier and Kandaghat, exacerbated by road construction. Solan Deputy Commissioner Manmohan Sharma reported improvement later in the day, while tourists lamented their holiday time lost to traffic snarls.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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