(IATA code KUU) is at Bhuntar town in Kullu. The airport is also known as Kullu-Manali airport and has more than a kilometer-long runway. Air India has regular flights to the airport from New Delhi. Helicopter taxi service Pawan Hans, the Government charter agency, provides heli-taxi service connecting Shimla to Chandigarh, Kullu, Kangra and Dharamshala. Road Manali can be reached from Delhi by national highway NH 1 up to Ambala and from there NH 22 to Chandigarh and from there by national highway NH21 that passes through Bilaspur, Sundernagar, Mandi and Kullu towns. The road distance from Chandigarh to Manali is , and the total distance from Delhi to Manali is . Bus services are available from HRTC (Himachal Road Transport Corporation), HPTDC (Himachal Tourism Development Corporation), and private operators. Railway There is no close railhead available close to Manali. The nearest broad gauge railheads are at Una away, Kiratpur Sahib , Kalka (), Chandigarh (), and Pathankot (). The nearest narrow gauge railhead is at Joginder Nagar (). The Kalka–Shimla Railway is a nostalgic narrow-gauge route culminating at the state capital of Shimla wherefrom one has to travel by road to Manali. Environmental concerns Manali has witnessed a flurry of activity related to hydroelectric power and tourism. Unplanned and rampant construction has led to severe depletion of forests and pollution of river bodies, along with garbage being disposed of on the side of the mountains. There has been a loss of habitat to various species of fauna, not limited to the Himalayan monal, incidentally the state bird of Uttarakhand. See also Tourism in Himachal Pradesh List of hill stations in India Mall Road, Manali Rohtang Pass, Manali Manali Tourism information Further reading Verma, V. 1996. Gadd of Dhauladhar: A Transhumant Tribe of the Himalayas. Indus Publishing Co., New Delhi. Handa, O. C. 1996. Buddhist Monasteries in Himachal Pradesh. . Penelope Chetwode 1972, 1989 "Kulu: The End of the Habitable World" () Time Books International References External links Himachal Tourism Official Govt Website https://hpkullu.nic.in/ Tourism in Himachal Pradesh Hill stations in Himachal Pradesh Ski areas and resorts in India Cities and towns in Kullu district