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Gulmi, August 14
The Kaligandaki Corridor, which had been completely halted since Wednesday morning due to landslide, has reopened today.
The landslide, triggered by incessant rainfall, had caused big rocks and debris fall onto the Rakshe road at Kaligandaki rural municipality-2 in Gulmi, leading to disruption in the vehicular movement along the Corridor.
The landslide debris was cleared off using excavator to resume the Corridor, one of the national pride projects, according to Ganga Bahadur Saru, Information Officer and DSP at the District Police Office, Gulmi.
However, the Ridi-Tamghas road in Gulmi along the Madan Bhandari Highway remains disrupted following another rain-triggered landslide this morning. Landslide hit at Bakhrebhir of Ruru rural municipality-3. Efforts to reopen the disrupted road are hampered by the incessant rainfall and recurring landslide, added Information Officer Saru.
Gulmi and its surrounding areas have been experiencing light to moderate rainfall for the past three days continuously. The local authority reported an alarming rise in water level in the Badigaad Stream and Kaligandaki River due to incessant rainfall.
The District Police Office, Gulmi has urged residents near river bank areas to remain highly alert and relocate to safer places in view of the risk of floods and landslides.
