Landslide-obstructed Tribhuvan Highway resumes

Makawanpur, Aug 13:   The Tribhuvan Highway that was blocked by a landslide since today morning has resumed allowing two-way traffic.     

The road was obstructed by a landslide at Lamidanda of Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-9 at around 4 am today.

The disrupted road resumed at around 1 pm today after removing debris by a technical team from the Department of Roads with the help of a JCB and loader, said Inspector Durga Khanal. Now, traffics on the Hetauda-Kathmandu route have been running unhindered, he said.     

Similarly, work is underway on removing debris deposited by a landslide at Bhattedanda of Lalitpur district along the Kanti Highway that connects between Kathmandu and Hetauda, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Tek Bahadur Karki. (RSS)