Landslides disrupts vehicular movement in sections of  Bhimdutta and Pritihivi Highway

MUGLING, July 8: The Narayanghat-Mugling road stretch has again witnessed traffic disruptions due to landslides that took place in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-29, Setidobhan at 8.00 pm last night. 

According to District Police Office Chitwan Chief, Om Prasad Adhikari, two JCV excavators have been mobilized since early this morning to remove the debris with boulders that put the traffic operations out of gear. It may take time to clear the road if further heavy equipment is required for breaking the boulders, he added. 

The two-way traffic that had come into operations on the road stretch since 6.00 pm Wednesday has again witnessed obstructions. The debris is still sliding on the road as the rainfall has continued since early morning. Hundreds of vehicles have been stranded along the road section due to traffic disruption. 

Landslides obstruct Bhimdutta highway 

Landslides have obstructed the Bhimdutta Highway that connects seven hilly districts of Sudurpaschim Province. Traffic operations have come to a grinding halt along the highway since 3.00 am this morning. Locals said the landslide occurred at Ganyapdhura Rural Municipality-1, Shahukharka of Dadeldhura disrupted the highway traffic. Efforts are on to clear off the debris since early this morning to resume vehicular movement on the highway. 

Prithvi highway remains obstructed in Tanahun 

Owing to incessant rain and subsequent flood, the Prithvi highway has been obstructed at Myagde rural municipality-4 in Tanahun. DSP Yubaraj Timilsena informed that the rain-triggered flood obstructed the highway. Police personnel and locals are working together to reduce the water level in the swollen rivulet. 

Meanwhile, landslides triggered by incessant rainfall since Wednesday evening buried two houses and caused damages to 10 houses in Rishing Rural Municipality of Tanahun. No human casualties have been reported so far according to the Rural Municipality Office. Floods have also caused loss to the harvesting maize cultivated in 10 ropanis of land. Likewise, a separate landslide has buried a house of Rishing-4 ward member Tolnath Thapa.

 
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