East-West Highway obstructed in Nawalpur

Triveni (Nawalparasi), June 12: The East-West Highway has been obstructed after a flood took away the diversion' at Dumkibas in Nawalpur district. 

The Highway came to a halt when the diversion was washed away by the flood that occurred this morning, Deputy Superintendent of Police at District Police, Madhu Nepal told RSS. 

He said that there is nothing to do immediately to resume transportation as the flood is continuing. 

With the diversion being washed away, the alternate route of Hongsi Gate towards Sardi has been brought into operation for light and passenger-ferrying vehicles. 

Meanwhile, according to Shiva Khanal, the information officer of the Butwal-Narayanghat road expansion project, the new bridge has been completed. 

The plan is to operate the bridge from the last week of June.  (RSS)