Kathmandu, September 30
The traffic jam along Naubise-Nagdhunga road section of Tribhuvan Highway has subsided in the past few days after police deployed a team to manage the traffic, according to police.
According to Dhading District Police Office, its personnel have started managing the highway since Saturday, after which the traffic jam significantly decreased. The DPO says that there was no traffic jam on Monday and that vehicles were plying normally on the route.
The state of the national highway on the eve of Dashain is quite poor. Passengers had to wait for up to 12 hours along the stretch this past week. A patient had died inside a bus which was one its way to Kathmandu.
Since then, there has been an uproar in the valley. People have been criticising the government for not managing the highway before the Dashain festival. The Home Ministry had to give orders to stop obstructing the roads. Heavy loaded trucks had been initially barred from the Naubise-Nagdhunga road.
Operation team to curb traffic jam
Dhading police have deployed an operation team to ease the traffic jam. The DPO has deployed the team under the leadership of Inspector Bhola Man Singh Adhikari.
To ensure there are no problems on the highway, the team will be deployed 24 hours a day. “The team will solve any problem on the highway,” informs Inspector Adhikari.
Numbers you can call if you face problems:
Dhading police have asked travellers to call their control room if they face any problems on the roads.
Control room: 010-520199 and 9851283480.
Inspector Bhola Man Singh Adhikari: 9851255777
SP Raj Kumar Baidabar: 9851245555
