• Saturday, 4 April 2026

Jaya Prithvi Highway reopens

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Baitadi, Aug 14: The Jaya Prithvi Highway in Baitadi has resumed today, following the closure for 13 hours. 

The highway was distributed by a landslide occurred at Sunarya rural municipality-6 in Baitadi. 

According to the Baitadi Police, the highway was restored today. The landslide depositions were cleared off with the use of an excavator. 

Police Inspector Balaram Pandeya said the continuous landslide hampered the restoration efforts, causing a delay in the reopening of the roadway. 

With the resumption of the highway, vehicles and passengers who had been stranded along the route now are moving to their destinations, it is said. (RSS)

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