KATHMANDU: Floods and landslides have disrupted major highways across five districts in Nepal. According to updated data released by Nepal Police on Monday morning, traffic flow remains affected in several road sections across Gandaki and Bagmati provinces.
In Gandaki Province, the road network in Gorkha district is completely blocked. A flood on Oct. 11 at 5:30 a.m. damaged areas in Arughat Rural Municipality-2, 3 and 9, including the Nayapul region. The incident resulted in the complete obstruction of the iron bridge in Soti and the road connecting Arughat to Dhading.
Other road sections in Gandaki Province are operating under one-way traffic. In Myagdi, the Beni-Jomsom road section has been affected since a landslide hit Baisari, Raghuganga Rural Municipality-2, on Sept. 26 at 5:50 a.m. In Nawalparasi (East), a landslide at Janti Pahiro in Baudikali Rural Municipality-3 has affected the Kaligandaki Corridor since Sept. 30 at 4:45 p.m. Police noted that while the road is open for one-way traffic, heavy vehicles are unable to pass. Additionally, the Besisahar-Khangsar road in Manang has been operating as a one-way route following a flood on Sept. 24 at 4:00 p.m.
In Bagmati Province, the Tribhuvan Highway has been affected by a landslide at Khatripauwa, Dhunibeshi Municipality-9 in Dhading. The road was closed following a landslide on Oct. 7 at 9:50 p.m. and has since been reopened for one-way traffic, according to Nepal Police.
