Landslides obstruct Karnali Highway

Vehicular movement along the Karnali Highway has been obstructed due to landslides triggered by incessant rainfall.

The landslides occurred at Ismod and Gaganekhola in Shubhkalika Rural Municipality-1, Kalikot.

Efforts are being made to remove the debris and resume traffic, said information officer of the Road Division Office, Bir Bahadur GT.

The highway has been blocked several times this monsoon due to landslides in Gaganekhola.

Meanwhile, passengers traveling from Jumla, Kalikot and Mugu to Surkhet, Nepalgunj and Kathmandu remain stranded mid-way.