BAJURA, FEBRUARY 11
As the snow is far from melting even after a week, the same has created problems in resuming the transportation service on the Martadi-Kolti road section. Road transportation was disrupted after heavy snowfall blocked around 9-km stretch in Pokharelekh.
According to local Madan BK, even movements of people on foot trails in the region has been difficult as the trails too are blocked by snow. Transportation operators have complained about the lack of initiative from any authorities to clear the snow from the road, adding the situation had made road transportation really risky. It is really difficult to negotiate the road clogged with snow and mud, and as few vehicles are ready to operate taking the risk, it affects people. Mostly affected from the disruption of transportation service are some four local levels of Bajura and Mugu and Humla.
Locals in Kolti have said they are already started facing shortage of daily necessities. In case of patients required to be taken out to Martadi and elsewhere from Kolti, the condition of the road has been a real headache.
According to Omjung Shahi of Kolti Primary Health Centre, people are bound to splash out a huge amount on flights. "Those who have deep pockets, they can afford to fly on planes and choppers, but the poor have no options as the road is yet to be fully operational," he said.
A version of this article appears in the print on February 12, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
