Landslips obstruct Beni-Jomsom road

Myagdi, Aug 22 : The Beni-Jomsom road linking the northern area of Myagdi with the national highway has been obstructed by landslides. As a result, the supply of daily essentials has been disrupted while the mobility of tourists, local people, and pilgrims is affected.    

The 76-kilometer road has been disrupted following landslides at various places including Guide, Jalthale, Titan, Dana, and Rupse in Annapurna Rural Municipality-3 in Myagdi, said Indra Singh Sherchan, supervisor for the Beni-Jomsom-Korala road project.   

 
Repair on the road with the mobilization of the project workers is underway, he said.    

Meanwhile, a local school (Gyan Prakash Secondary School) at Dana has been raining flooded, said the school head teacher Shanta Bahadur Nepali.

Heavy rain took place at Dana and surrounding areas on Saturday and Sunday taking its toll, he said. (RSS)