The Nawalpur road section under the Kaligandaki corridor has been obstructed.
The corridor was obstructed due to flood triggered by the incessant rainfall since Friday night. The flood swept away a concrete pipe installed for Taranga stream, said Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Nawalpur, Bed Bahadur Poudel.
Vehicles plying towards hilly areas from Gaindakot and vehicles coming towards Gaindakot from Rampur have been stranded after the obstruction.
Poudel shared that coordination was underway to reset the large pipe to mange floods and rescue the stranded vehicles.
Passengers have been facing severe problems because the construction company which is building a 25-meter long bridge did not complete the construction on time. The deadline for the construction of the bridge is end of the current fiscal year.
However, only a bridge over the Taranga stream at Nawalpur section is remained to be constructed along the Kalgandaki corridor.
Meanwhile, a one-way traffic has resumed along the East-West Highway. The landslide had occurred at Daunne along the East-West Highway, obstructing the movement of vehicles.
Likewise, vehicular movement under Daldale-Kumsot-Pokhari road section has been disrupted due to landslide occurred at Pangre of Hupsekot rural municipality-5.
The Kaligandaki corridor has been obstructed due to landslides triggered by incessant rain.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at the District Police Office Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta-East) Bed Bahadur Poudel informed the Kaligandaki corridor was completely halted due to landslides in the Nawalpur section of the corridor.
Due to a landslide in Bulingtar rural municipality-1, Raatbise, the Kaligandaki corridor has been completely disrupted since last night.
He said it was difficult to immediately clear the debris and resume transport operation because of incessant rain.
Through this section, vehicles are operated from Gaindakot to Bulingtar and Baudikali of Nawalpur, Rampur of Palpa, Tanahun, Pokhara and Syngja among others.
DSP Poudel further said vehicular operation has become difficult as the incessant rain has caused damages to the rural roads of mountainous region of the district.
Likewise, the Maldhunga-Beni road along the national highway linking Myagdi and Mustang with the national network has been obstructed.
The vehicular movement along the Baglung section of the Kaligandaki corridor, the national pride project, has been disrupted due to landslips since this morning.
The landslips were caused by torrential rainfall. A landslide occurred at Dablyang of Baglung Municipality-10 causing disruption to vehicular movement, according to DSP and Information Officer at District Police Office, Indra Bahadur Rana. He added that other rural roads are also obstructed by the landslips.
The connection with the southern belt of Baglung has cut off after the blockade at Kushmishera and Bareng.
Police added that coordination with Baglung Municipality and the road division office was being established to clear the debris and resume transportation.
