Tanahun, May 19: The Ghumti-Ranitari road, an alternative route to Damauli-Jamune under the Prithviraj highway will be closed for traffic for the next 16 days. The road will remain closed until June 3 for upgrading of the road.

Mukesh Kumar Yadav, sub-engineer of the infrastructure development office, told RSS that the road from Ranitari to Harshpur has been closed. The road is being upgraded in Ward No. 3 and 7 of Myagde Rural Municipality and in Ranitari of Byas Municipality-5.

Upgrading and expansion is taking place along the 9.452 km road with 62 percent of the work completed so far, said sub-engineer Yadav.