Kathmandu, May 3: Various major highways and road sections across the country have been blocked for traffic due to landslides triggered by pre-monsoon rains for the past few days.
The Kanti highway was obstructed after a landslide at Pangdur in Bagmati Rural Municipality-3, Lalitpur and the Mid-Hill Highway due to landslide at Bimire Bhanjyang in Madhya Nepal Municipality-10, Lamjung.
Also disrupted are the Bhaluwang-Pyuthan road section at Khare Khola in Pyuthan Sarumarani Rural Municipality-4 and the Kanti Lokpath road section at Bhayangdanda in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-8, have been completely blocked, according to Central Police Spokesperson and Deputy Inspector General of Police Abinarayan Kafle.
Due to the landslide on April 29, the Araniko Highway in Kodari, Bhotekoshi-2, Sindhupalchowk has been completely blocked and has not been operational yet.
The Mid-Hill Highway in Bokhim, Bhojpur Municipality-5, which was blocked due to floods on April 25, and the Beni-Jomsom road section in Jalathale, Annapurna Rural Municipality-3, Myagdi, are operational for one-way traffic only, according to the police.
Since the risk of floods and landslides is higher during the rainy season, the police have urged people to travel safely and cautiously, especially along on the blocked and one-way operational highways.
