Shimla, Aug 5 (PTI) Commuters will not have to pay toll at Sanwara plaza till National Highway 5, which has been closed for three days due to a landslide, connecting Shimla to Chandigarh is reopened for traffic, officials said on Saturday.

On Wednesday, a landslide hit the highway at Chakki Mor near Koti on the Dharampur-Parwanoo section, causing a 50-metre stretch of the road to cave in. Following the landslide, traffic has been diverted to alternative routes.

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Solan District Magistrate Manmohan Sharma on Saturday ordered immediate closure of Sanwara toll plaza till the highway is reopened.

NH-5 has been damaged at multiple locations between Solan and Parwanoo due to heavy rainfall and completely blocked at Koti, he said.

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There is resentment among the general public over the collection of toll when the highway is not open and this may lead to a law and order situation, he said.

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