Kanti highway and Kaligandaki Corridor blocked

Bagmati: The Kanti highway has remained blocked for traffic since last night.

The highway connecting Hetauda to Kathmandu has been completely blocked since Friday night due to floods obstructing the Bagmati Bridge connecting Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-8 of Makawanpur and Bagmati Rural Municipality-2 of Lalitpur, shared Deputy Superintendent of Police Shyam Aryal, spokesperson of the District Police Office, Makwanpur.

He said that vehicular movement has been stopped after the road was blocked, and efforts are being made to resume traffic soon.

Meanwhile, travellers have been requested to use alternative roads to travel between Hetauda and Kathmandu as the Kanti highway remains blocked today.

Simialrly, the Kaligandaki Corridor has been blocked for traffic due to landslides triggered by incessant rains.
The landslides took place in Dablyang of Baglung Municipality-10 due to rainfall taking place since Friday evening.

According to Police Inspector Keshav Thapa of the District Police Office, Baglung, traffic remains blocked as a result of the blockage of the corridor. Efforts are underway to open the road with the help of machines.