South Asian News Network

Karnali, Sept 27: Heavy rains have caused major highways in Karnali state to become blocked. The downpour has persisted for several days, leading to significant disruptions. Santosh Singh Rathor, the spokesperson for the Karnali Province Police Office in Surkhet, reported that the Karnali Corridor, which connects Humla through Surkhet-Dailekh-Kalikot-Bajura, and the Karnali Highway linking Jumla and Mugu via the same route, are both impassable. The blockage is primarily due to landslides in Aulise, located in Barahtal-7. Rathore also mentioned that the Mid-Hill Highway has been closed because of a landslide in Saniveri Rural Municipality-2 Samlekhola, while the Rapti Highway is blocked due to a landslide in Kapurkot Rural Municipality-5 Kharkhola in Salyan. Additionally, the Luham-Kalimati road section is affected by landslides in Surkhet-Salyan, and Dhungebagar in Triveni Rural Municipality-3 has also seen landslides in Ryale of Bangad Kupinde Municipality-8. Other affected areas include Jajarkot Chedagad Municipality-4 Levavir, Kalikot Tilagufa Municipality-1 Bhigam, Jumla Tatopani Rural Municipality-1 Bairanka, and the Rankagaon road section, as well as Mugu Rara Chhayanath Municipality-7 and 8 Pina Gamgadhi-Nagam road section. Spokesperson Rathore confirmed that excavators and other equipment have been dispatched to open the bloc