Landslide obstructs Katari-Gaighat road section of Madan Bhandari Highway

The Katari-Gaighat road section of the Madan Bhandari Highway has been obstructed due to a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall near the bridge over the Mauwasi rivulet at Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality-6.

Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Area Police Office Katari Rabin Karki said that the Katari-Gaighat section of the highway has been fully blocked since the morning today due to the landslide.

"It is raining continuously and works for opening the road by removing landslide debris has been hampered by the incessant rain," he said. The landslide has washed away more than 50 meters of the road.

With the disruption of the road, vehicles coming from east have been diverted towards Bardibas via Gaighat and Lahan while the vehicles coming from west have been diverted from Katari via Mirchaiya of Siraha.