Authorities have begun clearing snow at Nyalulek to reopen the road to Namkha Rural Municipalities 5 and 6 (Limi) in Humla. Snowfall has cut off road access to the area, creating a situation similar to an internal blockade.
Continuous rain from September 25 to 28, followed by snowfall, has buried Nyalulek on the Limi-Lapcha road section. The pass lies at an altitude of about 5,200 meters. With the road blocked, Limi residents are struggling to bring in food and other daily necessities.
The rural municipality and the Infrastructure Development Office, Simkot, are carrying out the snow clearing jointly. Work began on Mangsir 19, according to the rural municipality. The aim is to restore movement for residents and ensure that essential supplies can be transported.
Namkha Rural Municipality Chair Prem Bahadur Lama and staff from the Infrastructure Development Office visited Nyalulek to assess the progress. They inspected the work on site, which is being carried out in extremely difficult terrain and harsh weather.
Struggle to transport food
The blocked road at Nyalulek has cut off residents of Namkha-5 and 6 from road connections to the outside world. Heavy snow in the high Himalayan region has made it hard for locals to bring in food, daily necessities, and other essential goods.
Chair Lama said reopening the road is essential to ease daily life in Limi. Once the road is operational, he said, residents will be able to travel more easily and food and other essential supplies can be transported without difficulty.
Clearing snow at Nyalulek, about 5,200 meters above sea level, is a challenging task. Chair Lama said the work is moving ahead in coordination between the rural municipality and the Infrastructure Development Office, despite the harsh weather and difficult terrain.
Snowfall disrupts road access to the Limi area every year. The snow clearing has begun in view of the shortages of food and daily necessities, and the travel difficulties that locals face whenever the road is blocked.
