Landslide obstruct Mid-Hill highway, Kali Gandaki corridor
Problems have surfaced to resume the traffic due to continuous rainfall.
KATHMANDU: Vehicular movement along the Mid-Hill highway and Kali Gandaki corridor has been obstructed due to landslide following heavy rainfall.
The landslide occurred at Kalapaira of Nisikhola Rural Municipality-4 at Burtibang-Eastern Rukum along the Mid-Hill highway and Dablyang of Baglung Municipality along Kali Gandaki corridor obstructed the vehicular movement from Wednesday evening, said the Information Officer at the District Police Office, Deputy Superintendent of Police Madan KC.
Problems have surfaced to resume the traffic due to continuous rainfall. Vehicles heading towards different places including Burtibang, Baglung, Pokhara and Kathmandu from Rukumkot of Eastern Rukum, Kakri, Lukum and Nisikhola are stranded due to landslide.
Similarly, vehicles operating their services at Jaimini, Balewa and Bareng areas in the southern belt of Baglung district are also stranded.
Deputy-Mayor of Jaimaini municipality, Harihar Sharma, said a problem has surfaced to supply goods in the southern belt of the district due to road obstruction.
