KATARI (UDAYPUR), Oct 11: A dry landslide occurred this morning at Bhaluwapani of Katari municipality-14 has blocked the Katari-Ghurmi section of the Siddhicharan Highway.
According to Chief of Area Police Office, Katari, DSP Kamal Bajgain, the landslide that occurred in the wee hours (around 2:00 am) today has completely disrupted the Highway. The landslide is substantial and the Road Division Office at Harkapur in Okhaldhunga has been requested to assist in clearing the landslide debris.
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Ward chairman Ambar Bahadur Magar said the landslide has buried around 150 meters of the Highway. A bus and a Tata sumo are stranded at the site while vehicles expecting to pass through the Highway have stopped at the Katari Bazaar.
The disruption has caused significant inconvenience to passengers heading to the hilly districts in Koshi Province, mainly Khotang, Okhaldhunga and Solukhumbu via this route to vice-versa.
The Siddhicharan Highway serves as the shortest route connecting the Terai to hilly districts in eastern Nepal.
