JUMLA, Aug 10: Separate incidents of landslides at Rachuli, Molpha, and Furke in the Kalikot district along the Surkhet-Jumla road have blocked the Karnali Highway.
KARNALI: The Karnali Highway has been obstructed due to landslides. Bir Bahadur GT, the Information Officer at the Road Division Office in Jumla, stated that the road has been obstructed following last night’s heavy rain in Gagnekhola and Ismode, located in Shubkalika Rural Municipality-1 of Kalikot. Ongoing landslides have made traffic on the highway extremely […]
JUMLA: Continuous rainfall has caused landslides that have completely halted vehicular traffic on the Karnali Highway. Bir Bahadur GT, Public Information Officer at the Road Division Office in Jumla, reported that the road is blocked due to a landslide at Gagnekhola in Kalikot on the Surkhet-Jumla route. Efforts are currently being made to remove the […]
JUMLA, Aug 10: Separate incidents of landslides at Rachuli, Molpha, and Furke in the Kalikot district along the Surkhet-Jumla road have blocked the Karnali Highway.
MANMA, June 15: The Karnali Highway has been disrupted due to incessant rains for the past three consecutive days.
The monsoon-triggered landslides hit the Surkhet-Jumla section along the Highway at several locations, bringing the traffic to a total halt.
Landslides have been reported in Kitu of Dailekh, Gaganekhola, Hulma, Sunar Khola, Pili Serabada, Khallagad and Bhigma of Kalikot.
Chief District Officer of Kalikot, Krishna Prasad Acharya, said continuous rains have made their efforts to clear off the landslide depositions futile. Vehicles en route to Kalikot, Jumla and Mugu carrying daily essentials and construction materials have been stranded on the midway.
