Public Works Department will construct a 72-km-long bypass  to cut Shimla-Kaza distance by 105 km.

Why in news?

• The Public Works Department is geared up to construct a 72-km-long bypass from Kafnu in Kinnaur district to Mud village in Lahaul and Spiti.
• The bypass will reduce the travel distance between Shimla and Kaza by 105 km. At present, the travel distance between Shimla and Kaza by road is 460 km via Sumdo, close to the China border in Lahaul and Spiti.
• The bypass road will connect NH-5 at Kafnu with NH-505 near Atargu Bridge in the Spiti region.
• The 44 km length of the road project falls under Kinnaur district, while 28 km length in Lahaul and Spiti