KATHMANDU, JULY 20
A majority of major highways have been obstructed due to incessant rainfall across the nation since mid-June.
According to the Department of Roads (DoR) 73 out of 132 roads damaged due to landslips and floods have been resuming one-way traffic.
Vehicular movement has come to a halt on the Jamunaha-Nepalgunj-Kohalpur-Surkhet-Khulalu-Hilsa road section along the Karnali Highway in Dailekh district.
Likewise, the Thori-Rasuwagadhi road of Rasuwa that has been disrupted since July 11 is yet to reopen. An alternative road has been arranged rather than maintaining the regular road.
Similarly, vehicular movement has been disrupted in several areas, including Rambazaar and Argale along the Dumre-Beshishahar-Chame road. The Liping bridge along the Araniko Highway has also been damaged..
The Department of Roads has put its efforts to resume at least one-way traffic operations on several major roads that remained disrupted due to rain-triggered disasters.
