Kathmandu, November 12
Traffic along the Prithvi Highway has been restricted to one-way operation following a landslide at Ghoptebhir in Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality-4 of Chitwan district.
The road was reopened for one-way traffic from 1:40 pm on Tuesday after workers cleared the dry landslide debris that had repeatedly fallen at the site on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
According to Anil Thapa, police inspector at the District Traffic Police Office, heavy vehicle traffic during the festive season has made it difficult to resume two-way traffic.
“The landslide is massive, and workers have also gone on leave, making it difficult to restore two-way traffic,” he said.
Equipment required to clear landslide debris has been kept on standby so that minor landslides can be cleared immediately, Thapa said.
The highway will be reopened for two-way traffic depending on weather conditions, vehicle congestion and other circumstances.
Frequent landslides along this stretch of the highway have regularly disrupted vehicles and passengers travelling to and from Kathmandu.
Although one-way traffic has resumed, police have urged motorists to travel cautiously as the risk of further landslides remains.
