Sanfe-Martadi highway obstructed

Bajura: The Sanfe-Martadi highway has been blocked due to a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall. The road was blocked after a landslide in Nunepani area in Badimalika Municipality-6.    

Police Inspector Rabindra Singh Karki said that efforts are ongoing to clear the debris.    

Currently, a team of technical manpower along with equipment is deployed from the Sanfe Road Division Office to resume the traffic.    
As the highway was blocked, long and short-distance vehicles and cargo vehicles have been stranded.    

Meanwhile, the Martadi-Kolti road connecting the northeast part of the district has remained closed to traffic for a month now.    

Police said the road is closed due to floods in Bauli and Anai rivers along the route and a landslide in Jili area of Badimalika Municipality.