<p>Shimla: Vehicular traffic on National Highway 305 in Himachal Pradesh was disrupted after a bridge connecting Mandi to Kullu district collapsed in the early hours of Saturday, officials said.</p>.<p>The incident occurred in Banjar of Kullu of district when a bridge constructed around 1980, suddenly collapsed. A truck passing over the bridge at the time plunged into the river, leaving the driver with minor injuries, they said.</p>.<p>District administration and police went to the spot upon receiving information. The injured was taken to a nearby hospital and is undergoing treatment, they added.</p>.Supreme Court transfers plea on bridge collapse incidents in Bihar to Patna High Court.<p>Kullu Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Torul S Ravneesh said machinery has been deployed at the site and restoration work is underway.</p>.<p>She said efforts are being made to identify alternate routes and resume movement of light vehicles at the earliest.</p>.<p>A temporary pathway was made made available to the public by Saturday morning, and traffic has been diverted via Pandoh to minimise inconvenience to commuters, Ravneesh added.</p>.<p>"The work of installing a bailey bridge will also be initiated soon" she said.</p>
<p>Shimla: Vehicular traffic on National Highway 305 in Himachal Pradesh was disrupted after a bridge connecting Mandi to Kullu district collapsed in the early hours of Saturday, officials said.</p>.<p>The incident occurred in Banjar of Kullu of district when a bridge constructed around 1980, suddenly collapsed. A truck passing over the bridge at the time plunged into the river, leaving the driver with minor injuries, they said.</p>.<p>District administration and police went to the spot upon receiving information. The injured was taken to a nearby hospital and is undergoing treatment, they added.</p>.Supreme Court transfers plea on bridge collapse incidents in Bihar to Patna High Court.<p>Kullu Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Torul S Ravneesh said machinery has been deployed at the site and restoration work is underway.</p>.<p>She said efforts are being made to identify alternate routes and resume movement of light vehicles at the earliest.</p>.<p>A temporary pathway was made made available to the public by Saturday morning, and traffic has been diverted via Pandoh to minimise inconvenience to commuters, Ravneesh added.</p>.<p>"The work of installing a bailey bridge will also be initiated soon" she said.</p>