KATHMANDU: Several highways across the country remain blocked today due to floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall.
Following flooding in the Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa, several highways in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading, including the Prithvi Highway, have remained disrupted since August 26.
The Prithvi Highway, which was blocked by landslides, remains completely impassable today. Vehicles have been unable to operate through Krishnabhir in Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-7 of Dhading.
Similarly, police said one-way traffic is currently allowed through Jwang Khola, located in Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-10 and Gajuri Rural Municipality-2 of Dhading.
Meanwhile, a landslide at Chisapani in Chandragiri Municipality-2, Kathmandu, has restricted traffic to one-way movement along the Dhading-Kathmandu road section.
Several other roads have also been blocked. These include the Mugu-Gamgadhi road in Mugu, the Shahid Highway in Rolpa, and the Karnali Highway sections in Surkhet and Dailekh.
Police said traffic arrangements have also been introduced along the Khurkot-Nepalthok section of the BP Highway, with goods vehicles permitted to operate at night and passenger vehicles allowed to travel during the day.
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