The 50-km Baghauda-Nepalgunj road, which is the only way for the people from Fattepur, Gangapur, Matehiya, Baijapur, Laxmanpur, Narainapur, Kalaphanta, Katkuiya and Binounda VDCs of Banke to reach Nepalgunj by motor vehicle, remains badly damaged by the Rapti river following a heavy rainfall since Monday.
Vehicles have stopped plying the raod from Tuesday leaving the people confined to the nine VDCs.
After being cut off from Nepalgunj, these people have no other option than to go to Indian towns across the border for buying essentials. [break]
Chhote Lal Tharu, a resident of Fattepur VDC, says this year´s damage to the road is unprecedented.
The villagers say the Rapti flooding caused more damage this time as the Baghauda-Nepalgunj is being upgraded to postal highway and there was no channel to drain the flood waters.
"We had asked the authorities to make arrangements to protect the road from flooding but they did not pay any heed and now the govenrment investment has gone to waste and we are suffering," said Amrit Malla, a local resident of Fattepur.
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