East-West Highway obstructed as rain-swollen river washes away diversion

Authorities say they are facing difficulty in repairing the diversion due to continuous rainfall.

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East-West Highway obstructed over killing of man in road accident

The East-West Highway here has been obstructed by local people who have been protesting the killing of an elderly man in a road accident near Banka in Krishnapur Municipality-1 in Kanchanpur district today morning. The agitating local people and family and relatives of the deceased have obstructed the highway by placing the body of the deceased on the road.

East-West Highway obstructed in Nawalpur as flood destroys culvert

The Nawalpur section of the East-West Highway has been obstructed as a flood destroyed a culvert in Kawasoti of the district.

East-West Highway obstructed with Hume pipe swept away

NAWALPUR, July 8: The Narayangadh-Butwal road section along the East-West Highway has been obstructed following incessant rain. According to Spokesperson of District Police Office DSP Dilip Kumar Giri, the highway was disrupted after the flood took away a Hum Pipe of the road section near Kawaswoti Thanachowk in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Sustapurba).  However, efforts are underway to resume traffic operations along the highway that has been obstructed since this morning, he informed.  DSP Giri said that a diversion will be constructed soon to operate light vehicles on the road in the first phase. Heavy vehicles will be put on hold for some hours till the problem is fixed. A long queue of vehicles is seen on the road along the East-West Highway, he shared.