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Landslide at Charkilo obstructs Naryangadh-Muglin road again

Landslide at Charkilo obstructs Naryangadh-Muglin road again

By THT Online

FILE PHOTO: Excavators are seen clearing the landslide debris deposited on the road near Kalikhola along Narayangadh-Muglin road section, on Friday, June 23, 2017. Photo: RSS

KATHMANDU: The vehicular movement along the Narayangadh-Muglin road section has been obstructed again after a huge landslide at Charkilo in Chitwan district this afternoon. According to Narayangadh-Muglin Road Project Engineer Shiva Khanal that it would at least take six hours to clear the landslide debris. 'Bulldozers have been mobilised to clear the landslide to open the highway,' Khanal added. Meanwhile, hundreds of vehicles and as many as passengers have been stranded along the highway.