Nawalpur, June 29 : The East-West highway has been completely halted with the flood sweeping away three diversions along the Nawalpur section road.
Police shared the highway traffic
has come to a grinding halt when the flood took away diversions constructed at
different places of Nawalpur in course of the Narayangarh-Butwal road widening
drive.
According to Information Officer at
District Police Office and Police Inspector Jayaram Wanta, road traffic has
been obstructed when the flood blew away three diversions built for the
construction of bridges.
The diversions were built for
bridges over the Khaharekhola rivulet at Binaya Triveni rural municipality and
Thulokhahare and Sanokhahare rivulets at Madhyabindu municipality-10 in
Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta-East).
Flooding triggered by the incessant
rainfall that occurred since Tuesday afternoon had taken away the
diversions.
Wanta further informed that the
police personnel now are constructing the diversions with the use of dozers in
the flood-ravaged area.