Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh high court has expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of the Hindustan-Tibet Border Road passing through Shimla and Kinnaur districts and sought accountability from the state public works department (PWD) officers and contractors responsible for its maintenance.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin Chander Negi observed that a temporary patchwork on the damaged highway would barely suffice during the upcoming monsoon season.The state govt cited adverse weather conditions and a shortage of bitumen —attributed to the US-Iran war — as possible reasons for the delay in permanent restoration work. At present, temporary patchwork is being carried out on a 55-kilometre stretch of the highway, while work on another 14 kilometres...