Rain starts damaging roads at different places in Melamchi, Helambu

Sindhupalchock, July 23: The incessant rainfall has started damaging Melamchi and Helambu areas in the Sindhupalchock district.  

Melamchi-Helambu and Melamchi-Panchpokhari road sections have been obstructed due to floods occurred on Friday night. 

Melamchi-Helambu road is being obstructed every day while some of the human settlements of rural areas in the district are at the risk of landslides. 

Even though roads of Helambu rural municipality are resumed in the afternoon, the problem has surfaced due to road obstruction every day due to rain at night.

The Melamchi Valley Campus Gyalthum is also at high risk. The rivulet is flowing close to the campus these days and the locals fear that the campus structures might be damaged by the swollen rivulet at any time. People living close to the bank of the stream from Kiul up to Melamchi have not been able to sleep well these days.

"The flood is damaging the road day by day. We have been repairing it. The transport movement has been obstructed only for some time. We are vigorously working to reopen the road and protect the structures that are at risk," Helambu rural municipality chairperson Nima Gyalzen Sherpa said.

A landslide occurred at Ramche of Melamchi municipality has blocked the road. Mayor Aitaman Tamang said a dozer has been sent to the landslide site to remove the debris and open the road for traffic. (RSS)