Flood blocks Rajbiraj-Kunauli road in Saptari

RAJBIRAJ: The Rajbiraj-Kunauli road section of Saptari district has been obstructed since Wednesday due to a flood following a three-day rainfall.

The road connects the district headquarters Rajbiraj with the Indian border near Kunauli of Bihar.

Locals who had to visit neighbouring Indian places for livelihood were affected due to the obstruction.

Locals of Tilathi, Barahi Birpur, Itahari Bishnupur, Lalapatti, Rampura Malhaniya and Sakarpura would visit the nearby Indian market of Kunauli for shopping of daily essentials.

Engineer Sobhit Lal Thakur of the Lahan-based Road Division Office said the flood had completely swept away a section of the road diversion.

"We had been unable to construct a bridge for want of stones among other construction materials," he said, "Now, the road diversion has also been swept away."

"We are trying to reopen the blocked road," he maintained.