BAJURA, JULY 25

Transportation service along the Sanphe-Martadi road of Aamkot section in Bajura was obstructed after the road caved-in due to landslide.

Chief District Officer Prakash Raj Adhikari said the road section was obstructed due to landslide.

He said that it would take around a month to resume transportation service along the road.

Martadi, in the northern part of Bajura, and Humla and Mugu have been disconnected from the road networks after the obstruction.

The road section has been getting obstructed during monsoon for the last three years.

The road section was obstructed for more than four months last year and before last year during the monsoon. Badimalika Municipality Mayor Amar Bahadur Khadka said he road gets obstructed every year during monsoon.

The price of daily essentials in the local market has gone up after the closure of the road section.

Many patients, who are referred to hospitals outside the district have been hit hard due to the obstruction. The other roads in the district are also at high risk of landslide.

CDO Adhikari said that various teams had been kept on standby to open roads if they were obstructed by landslides.

According to Road Division Office, Sanphebagar, in Achham, one kilometre road is at high risk of landslides in Aamkot.

The road has been closed completely due to lack of alternative road. Almost four kilometres road in Aamkot has been obstructed.

Similarly, the landslide has also blocked Budiganga River at Paima of Tribeni Municipality.

Dipak Khatri, a local, said that a person had died and seven people were displaced after the road caved in two years ago. Civil society leader Santosh BK said the authority concerned had paid no attention despite frequent requests.

According to Sanphebagar Road Division, efforts are on in coordination with the road department to find a permanent solution.

Locals said the government was least bothered about opening an alternative road to address people's problems during the monsoon.

A version of this article appears in the print on July 26, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.