The Karnali highway has been blocked due to a landslide. The highway remains blocked since last night after the landslide in Ranchuli, Molfa and Furke of Kalikot district under the Surkhet-Jumla road section of the highway.
KALIKOT: The Karnali highway disrupted due to incessant rains will take some days more for resumption. Vehicular movement on the highway is disrupted following landslides at over three dozen places in the Kalikot section of the highway. It is said it will take some days to remove the landslide debris and open the highway for […]
KARNALI, October 20: The flood-fed Karnali River swept away materials of under-construction bridge linking Surkhet and Kailali. According to the Province Police Office, Surkhet, the flooding occurred on Tuesday took away construction materials of the cemented bridge connecting Surkhet and Kailali.
Police informed the flooding took away Gavin wire and mixture machine, among other construction materials of the bridge. Janak Construction Pvt Ltd was awarded the contract for the construction.
Even the crane has also been waterlogged. A team of police has been mobilized to collect details of loss and damage after the flooding blew away the construction materials. Likewise, 20 households of Dailekh's Ramghat Bazaar near the river have been relocated with the rise in the risks of flooding.
Likewise, incessant rain has disrupted Surkhet-Jumla road (Karnali highway) section in its several sections and efforts are underway to resume the road traffic.
KARNALI, July 21: Construction of 12 RCC bridges along the Karnali highway (Surkhet-Jumla road section) has been completed in last fiscal year 2020/21.
According to the Road Division Office, Surkhet, the construction of these bridges started from 2016/17 completed in the last fiscal year. Passengers faced great deal of hardships since long in lack of RCC bridges at most of the places of Karnali highway.
Engineer at Road Division Office, Surkhet, under the Federal Road Supervision and Monitoring Office, Tularam Sharma, said that the construction of all bridges except of Tila khola (rivulet) were completed within January 13, 2021.
Construction of the bridge at Tila rivulet was completed on June, 2021 as contract for the construction was signed late.
Construction of the bridges at Kuwakhola, Kalekhola, Paltada, Kanegad, Guhegad, Dahikhola, Tilakhola, Chhidena khola, Sinja, Patale khola, Lumchadi and Matekhola have been completed. The bridges were constructed at a cost of Rs 424.54 million, according to the Office.
Meanwhile, the Karnali highway has been obstructed due to a landslide at Serighat, Khandachakra municipality-2 of Kalikot district. The landslide was triggered by incessant rain since Tuesday night. The Road Division Office has employed a dozer for removing the landslide debris from the highway. It is estimated that the highway would be opened for traffic until this evening.
Similarly, a huge landslide triggered by the continuous rain has blocked the Karnali Corridor road at Regil of Sanni Tribeni rural municipality. The Karnali Corridor road runs from Kalikot to Humla alongside the Karnali river.
DULFU, June 20: The Karnali highway continues to remain obstructed since the past one week. The highway was closed for traffic after landslides at different parts of the Dailekh section of the road.
The road has been covered with landslide debris in Siyala, Kitubhi, Dahikhola, Ghattekhola and other locations in Dailekh. As a result, vehicles remain stranded while passengers have been forced to travel by foot.
Efforts are being made to open the road for traffic but it will take some time as landslides continue to take place with incessant rainfall, Chief District Officer Hari Pyakurel said.
Many other rural roads in Dailekh have also been obstructed since the beginning of the monsoon. All the roads leading to the centre of 11 local levels in the district remain affected.
As a result, people are finding it hard especially to reach the sick ones to the hospitals.
The Karnali highway continues to remain obstructed since the past one week. The highway was closed for traffic after landslides at different parts of the Dailekh section of the road.
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