INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 11A landslide has once again occurred at Piple along the BP
Highway in Roshi Rural Municipality-11, Kavrepalanchowk district, today.
Naubise-Nagdhunga Road and Prithvi Highway to
One-way traffic opened on sunken road at Daunne
The alternative road, which had been opened for
traffic, has been blocked by a dry landslide that fell from above the highway.Vehicles had been permitted to use the alternative route since
This temporary track was constructed through the joint efforts of the Department of Roads and Roshi Rural Municipality, following the
flooding of the Roshikhola rivulet caused by continuous rains on September 27 and 28, which washed away several sections of the highway.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Man Bahadur Ghale reported that a bus and a Tata Sumo microbus, traveling from Sindhuli and
Khotang towards Kathmandu, were buried under the landslide debris
Fortunately, no casualties have been reported.Efforts are currently underway to clear the obstructed road
However, according to Chandra Bahadur Lama, an official from the Road Division Office, the dry landslide continues, and it is unlikely that
the road will be reopened for traffic anytime soon.
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