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.