Dhading road section blocked after landslide

Malekhu: A landslide caused due to torrential rainfall has disrupted vehicular movement along the Dhadingbensi-Malekhu road section in Dhading district.

With the obstruction, traffic from the Dhading district headquarters to Malekhu is blocked now. A landslide occurred at Sanghutar area in the Nilkantha Municipality-8 completely disrupted the road there.

The Chairman of Nilkantha Municipality-8, Prakash Shrestha, stated that the same area had witnessed a landslide last year too.

He mentioned that an immediate resumption of traffic is not likely, as stones and trees have been amassed in the debris on the road. Currently, heavy rainfall is occurring in most parts of the Dhading district.

RSS