KATHMANDU: The Kaligandaki corridor in Gulmi has resumed operations following the clearance of a landslide. The road section was obstructed on Wednesday evening after a dry landslide occurred above the road at Rakse in Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-2.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Birendra Bir Bishwakarma of the District Police Office, Gulmi, the debris, including rocks, was cleared using bulldozers in coordination with the Road Division Office, the local rural municipality, and security personnel.
Following the obstruction, a police team led by Assistant Sub-Inspector Baburam Shrestha from the Purtighat police post was deployed to the area. With the road reopened, vehicles that had been stranded along the Rudrabeni-Purtighat section have resumed their journeys to their respective destinations.
The road closure had caused significant difficulties for passengers and vehicles traveling between Gulmi and Palpa, Butwal, Baglung, Parbat, Myagdi, and Pokhara. The corridor has become increasingly busy in recent times as it serves as a short route to Mustang.
