Gorkha-Dhading section completely closed due to disaster, other four highways to operate only one-way
Kathmandu. Major highways and road sections of Bagmati and Gandaki provinces have been affected due to floods and landslides. The Nepal Police has said that the road linking Gorkha-Dhading has been completely blocked due to floods till 6 am on Tuesday while the remaining four road sections are in one-way operation.
The road linking Gorkha to Dhading has come to a complete halt after the iron bridge at Nayapul Soti in Arughat rural municipality of Gorkha district was obstructed due to floods.
The road, which has been disrupted since October 10 morning, is yet to come into operation.
Similarly, the Tribhuvan Highway has come into operation only one-way after a landslide occurred at Khatripauwa of Dhunibeshi in Dhading.
Floods and landslides have also affected the roads of other mountainous and hilly districts of Gandaki Province. The Beni-Jomsom road section at Baisari of Raghuganga Rural Municipality-2 in Myagdi district has been opened one-way due to landslides.
According to police, only one-way traffic has been obstructed due to the landslide at Kaligandaki Corridor in Nawalparasi East.
Similarly, the Besisahar-Khangsar road section linking Manang is also being opened for one-way traffic due to floods.
Efforts are underway to fully restore the roads that were blocked and partially operational, police said.
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