Kathmandu, June 19
Landslides and floods 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.
DIG 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.
