More than 1.60 lakh vehicles crossed the Shoghi Barrier in Himachal Pradesh on the Shimla-Kalka National Highway in the past 10 days, of which an estimated 55,000-60,000 tourist vehicles entered Shimla district, police said on December 27.
Vehicles entering Shimla district from Chandigarh and Delhi pass through the Shoghi Barrier.
The police have put in place a plan to regulate traffic with an eye on the large number of tourists who visit Shimla during the winters, Superintendent of Police (Shimla) Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi told the PTI.