Some roads in Gandaki, Karnali still blocked; Baglung roads reopen; Minister Pun visits landslide site

According to Nepal Police, some road sections in Gandaki and Karnali provinces remained fully or partially blocked as of 6 am today. In Gorkha's Arughat Rural Municipality, the Arughat-Dhading road has been affected after floods on Asoj 25 damaged the Soti iron bridge. Only small vehicles are currently operating in the Naya Pul area of Ward No. 9.

In Surkhet, the Karnali Highway is operating one-way only after a landslide at Barahatal-7, Aulisema.

In Baglung, roads damaged by rain between Asoj 9 and 11 have reopened after temporary repairs. According to Hari Subedi, chief of the Road Division Office, Baglung, the access road to Maldhunga Bridge reopened after 15 days and the Galkot-Tarakhola road after 17 days. Traffic has been diverted through newly built sections at Kanabagar and Jhiwakhola on the Nisikhola stretch of the Mid-Hill Highway.

In Myagdi, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Mahabir Pun inspected the Phaparkhet landslide on the Beni-Darbang road on Saturday. The landslide has become a major obstacle on the road connecting three local levels in western Myagdi with the district headquarters, Beni. Minister Pun said the federal government has allocated NPR 40 million for landslide control in the current fiscal year and that risky travel on the stretch would be ended before the next monsoon.