Bhimdutta Highway obstructed due to snowfall

DHANGADHI: Bhimdutta Highway of Sudurpaschim Province has been obstructed due to heavy snowfall followed by rain.

The snowfall has completely obstructed the Sahukharka road-section of the highway, informed chief at District Police Office, Doti, Superintendent of Police (SP) Dilip Singh Deuba. "The highway has been blocked due to heavy snowfall. We have sent a dozer from Dipayal to clear the affected road stretch," said SP Deuba.

Police said, the road obstruction has affected vehicles and passengers travelling from the hills to Tarai and vice versa in the region.

The change in weather and a sudden dip in temperature has affected the day-to-day life in the area.