19 highways blocked, 14 road sections limited to one-way traffic

July 9, Kathmandu: Vehicular movement has completely stopped in 19 different places in the country due to rain-induced disasters including floods and landslides.

According to the reports provided by Nepal Police as of 6:00 on Monday evening, the road, however, was brought into operation for one-way traffic in 14 places.

Karnali Highway in Kalikot, Madan Bhandari Highway in Surkhet, Simkot-Humla to Namkha Road, Jajarkot Road Section, Karnali Corridor, Surkhet-Dailekh Road Section, East-West Highway in Kanchanpur are completely closed, according to Central Spokesperson of Nepal Police, Deputy Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki.

Similarly, Rolpa’s Martyr Highway, Ridi-Baglung road section, Syaulibas-Bagdumla, Chame-Besishahar and other road sections are blocked.

The Koshi highway of Sankhuwasabha is also said to be closed. The Beni-Darbang road in Myagdi has come into operation after three days.

According to the police, the roads of 27 districts have been directly affected by the monsoon-induced disaster.

Meanwhile, the Spokesperson of the Armed Police Force of Nepal, Deputy Inspector General Kumar Neupane shared that the road blocked by a landslide in Nagarkot, Changunarayan Municipality-6 of Bhaktapur was reopened on Monday by the Armed Police personnel.