Rupandehi. 18 road sections in different districts of Lumbini province have been completely blocked due to floods, landslides and Gegran that have come with the incessant rain for three days.
The Nepal Police Highway Safety and Traffic Management Office, Butwal, released the details in the morning of October 11 and said that the road sections of Palpa, Gulmi, Pyuthan, Rolpa and Arghakhanchi are blocked. According to the police, seven road sections in Gulmi, five in Palpa, three in Pyuthan, two in Rolpa and one in Arghakhanchi are blocked.
Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-2 Rakse under the Kaligandaki corridor in Gulmi, Chandrakot Rural Municipality-7 Sisnevir under the Rudrabeni-Wamitaksar road section, Chhatrakot Rural Municipality-3 under the Madan Bhandari auxiliary highway, Shringa Deurali, Resunga Municipality-10 Simichour under the Tamghas-Ridi road section, Chandrakot Rural Municipality-8 Sota under the Ridi-Wamitaksar road section, Gulmi-Syangja It is mentioned in the details of the police that the road was blocked in Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-2 Harmichour and Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-4 Purtighat under the road section Purtighat-Purtighat.
Rampur-Aryabhanjyang road section in Palpa, Rampur municipality-1 under Kaligandaki corridor, Tinau rural municipality-5 under Siddharth highway, Tansen area under Butwal-Pokhara road section of Siddharth highway and Rambha rural municipality-1 in Asardi under the road section from Rampur to Pipaldanda are blocked.
In Pyuthan, Naubahini Rural Municipality-6 Bagdula under Bagdula-Bahane road section, Naubahini Rural Municipality-6 Lakhchaur under Bahane-Khwang road section and Mandvi Rural Municipality-1 Kudule under Bhaluwang-Pyuthan road section have been blocked.
Similarly, the road is closed in Rolpa municipality-6 Lalamada under Shaheedmarg in Rolpa and in Ghorahi sub-metropolis-13 Bahunkune under Ghorahi-Holeri road section. According to the police, the road was also blocked in Shitganga Municipality-4 Thada area under Gorusinge-Arghakhanchi road section of Arghakhanchi.
Although the work is being done to open the road in some of the blocked road sections, due to continuous rains, it is difficult to bring the traffic into operation immediately. According to the police, most of the road sections are completely blocked.
Due to the heavy rains, there is a risk of further landslides and floods in the hilly areas, so the police have requested not to travel unless it is essential and to travel only after understanding the latest road conditions from the relevant security agencies.