NAWALPARASI:- The Butwal-Narayangadh road section under the East-West Highway has been completely blocked due to landslide.
The road has been obstructed due to a landslide that occurred in the Daunne area of Binayi Triveni Municipality-2 in Nawalparasi (Bardghat Susta East), according to Janak Raj Banjara, the head of the district traffic police office. He said continuous rainfall has caused landslide from above near Painsaththi Mod at Daunne, completely blocking the road.
One-way traffic was operating on the Daunne section, since Wednesday morning as the road became muddy due to continuous rain and the vehicles would slip, and it has been completely blocked from this afternoon, he added.
Due to the obstruction of the road in the Daunne section, there have been issues with vehicular traffic, and efforts are being made to clear the road, according to the Narayangadh–Butwal road project.