MAKWANPUR, Aug 13: Vehicular movement along the Tribhuvan Highway, which was blocked by a landslide since this morning, has resumed, allowing two-way traffic.

The road was obstructed by a landslide at Lamidanda of Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-9 at around 4 am today. The disrupted road was reopened at around 1 pm today after a technical team from the Department of Roads removed the debris with the help of a JCB and loader, said Inspector Durga Khanal. Now, traffic along the Hetauda-Kathmandu route has been running unhindered, he said.

Similarly, work is underway to remove debris deposited by a landslide at Bhattedanda of Lalitpur district along the Kanti Highway that connects Kathmandu and Hetauda, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Tek Bahadur Karki.

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