Government Schemes and Policy · 2 January 2026

Himachal Pradesh Road Infrastructure Development: Tuman Village receives first motorable road and HRTC connectivity

Exam-focused facts from the 2 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • The 2.7-kilometre stretch connecting Shakeld to Tuman was built by the Public Works Department (PWD), providing much-needed connectivity to a region that had long remained isolated from basic transport facilities.
  • Tuman, a small village in the Chawasi area of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh, got its first motorable road on Monday for the first time after India gained Independence.
  • To celebrate the milestone, a trial run of a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus was conducted, flagged off from Shakeld to Tuman by Karsog Sub-Divisional Magistrate Gaurav Mahajan.