MALEKHU, Sept 25: Vehicular movement along the Prithvi highway has come to a complete standstill due to landslides that occurred at Jwangkhola and Tingrangkhani of Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-10 in Dhading district.
Landslides started occurring at 10:00 AM today. Police Inspector at the District Traffic Police Office, Gajuri, Suraj Shrestha, shared that efforts are underway to remove landslide debris to resume the traffic.
Landslides block Prithvi Highway at two places in Tanahun
Thousands of vehicles are stranded due to obstruction of highway at a time when huge numbers of people are returning to their homes with the start of Dashain festival.
Security personnel have been mobilized to move the vehicles to safer places, said Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Dhading, Bhesh Raj Rijal. The passengers have been requested to stay alert and to use alternative routes if needed.
The Prithvi highway had remained completely blocked for 17 hours due to a dry landslide that occurred at Jwangkhola on Monday night.
Vehicular movement was brought into operation this morning from removing landslides that occurred on Wednesday evening.
