Landslides affect traffic on roads near Salem-Yercaud ghat

Salem: Vehicular traffic on the Salem-Yercaud ghat road has been affected since Saturday evening following landslides due to heavy rain.
Salem district administration stopped traffic between Salem and Yercaud after landslide occurred in two places on the ghat road.
The damaged road was restored on Sunday morning, following which the officials allowed the vehicles through the spot. The officials also instructed the drivers to drive the vehicles at 30kmph while crossing the damaged spot.
District collector S Karmegam visited the spot on Sunday morning to monitor the repair works. Talking to reporters, he said that landslides occurred close to hairpin bend 10. “The slides weren’t major. At the same time, the police officials stopped vehicles on the ghat road to avoid mishaps,” he said. Meanwhile, the vehicles were allowed through Kuppanur route to reach Yercaud instead of reaching the hill station via Gorimedu when the highway workers carried out the restoration works. tnn