Landslide-obstructed Tribhuvan Highway resumes

MAKAWANPUR, Aug 13: The Tribhuvan Highway which 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 Kathmandu and Hetauda, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Tek Bahadur Karki.