KATHMANDU – Landslide and flood have obstructed highways at six different places across the country today.
According to the Police Headquarters, only one-way traffic is operational at other four different places.
Deputy Inspector General of the Police Headquarters, Binod Ghimire, said efforts are underway to resume the traffic along the obstructed roads as well as to operate two-way traffic where the roads are in one-way operation.
He added that the landslide has obstructed the Araniko highway at three places in Bhotekoshi rural municipality—Kodari, Larcha and Koplang.
Similarly, Mahendra highway has come to a standstill at Binayi Tribeni rural municipality-1 in Nawalparasi Bardaghat Susta east due to flood. There is a long queue of vehicles at the area and passengers have been stranded.
Likewise, landslide has obstructed Beni-Jomsom road after landslide occurred at Rupse of Annapurna rural municipality-3 in Myagdi district while Bheri corridor has been completely obstructed at Chhalghat of Tripurasundari municipality-1 in Dolpa district due to flood.
Preparation was underway to resume the obstructed roads, said police. One-way traffic operated on five roadways The Ravi-Ranke-Bhedetar road in Sangurigadhi Municipality-5, Dhankuta has been opened for one-way traffic.
The BP Highway, which was blocked by floods in Kavre’s Dhulikhel Municipality-11 at Banjhokhet, has also been opened for one-way traffic.
Likewise, the Narayanghat-Muglin road, which was blocked by landslides at the Paanch Tuin Khola and Namsi bridge in Chitwan’s Ichchhakamana rural municipality, has been opened for one-way traffic.
One-way traffic has been opened on the Kaligandaki Corridor roadway, which was blocked due to a landslide at Barlaba, Kaligandaki rural municipality-6 in Gulmi.
The police said that the Jumla-Mugu road, which was blocked by a landslide in Chulel, Sinja rural municipality-2 of Jumla, has been opened one way.
