Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Kangra's Dehra-Beas bridge bars heavy vehicles for safety month
This is a story about a bridge in India.
The Dehra-Beas bridge is in Kangra district in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
Officials worried the bridge might not be safe for very big and heavy vehicles.
So they made a new rule for one month.
Vehicles heavier than 19 metric tonnes cannot cross the bridge.
Only lighter vehicles are allowed to use it.
The heavy vehicles must take other bridges instead, such as the Chamba-Pattan and Nadaun bridges.
The rule starts on August 15 and ends on September 14.
It was made to keep everyone safe.
Heavy vehicles weighing more than 19 metric tonnes are barred from crossing the Dehra-Beas bridge in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district for one month.
The restriction, ordered by Kangra Deputy Commissioner Hemraj Bairwa, is in effect from August 15 to September 14.
The decision followed consultations with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the Public Works Department and the Police Department on the bridge's current condition.
Only vehicles with a maximum permissible weight of 19 metric tonnes will be allowed to cross the bridge.
Vehicles exceeding the limit must use the Chamba-Pattan and Nadaun bridges as alternative routes.
- Who
- Kangra Deputy Commissioner Hemraj Bairwa, with input from NHAI, Public Works Department and Police Department officials
- What
- A month-long restriction barring heavy vehicles weighing more than 19 metric tonnes from crossing the Dehra-Beas bridge over safety concerns
- When
- From August 15 to September 14; the order was reported from Dharamshala on Friday, August 14
- Where
- Dehra-Beas bridge in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Why
- To ensure public safety and smooth traffic movement given concerns over the bridge's current condition
- Location
- Dehra-Beas bridge, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh
- Restriction period
- August 15 to September 14
- Weight limit
- 19 metric tonnes maximum permissible weight
- Affected vehicles
- Heavy vehicles weighing more than 19 metric tonnes
- Ordered by
- Kangra Deputy Commissioner Hemraj Bairwa
- Alternative routes
- Chamba-Pattan and Nadaun bridges
- Authorities consulted
- NHAI, Public Works Department, Police Department
- Reason
- Public safety and concerns over the bridge's current condition