Tatopani, the northern border in the wake of the flood: the container stopped on the way

Containers have been stopped on the road since Monday after a landslide blocked the road on 26 kilometers of Kodari Highway (26 km) on Friday as well. The Khagdal River has changed its course and washed away the hump pipe side structure that was connected on Thursday in the evening.

After the Khagdal section was blocked, containers loaded with material and returned empty have been piled up. According to the President of Sindhupalchok Industry and Commerce Association, Buddharaj Basnet, due to the river changing its direction, efforts have been started to connect the road by turning the river back. In which three excavators are used .

Dayanand KC, head of Tatopani dry port and customs office, said that there was a problem because the empty containers were not returned and the containers that came filled the parking lot. "After blocking the landslides in Dashkilo and Khagdal, the container has not been able to return, the road has created a problem for the container, they are stuck there," KC said. According to him, although the road was opened on both sides on Thursday, after it was closed again on Friday, the businessmen are afraid that the materials will not be delivered on time and will rot.

This time, 13.31 billion revenue was collected, he said. In which 80 lakh 15 thousand has been collected out of the revenue collection target of 96 lakh 76 thousand rupees in June alone.

President of Nepal Truck Container Association Arjun Sapkota lamented that six containers of fruit with garlic were being brought from Khasa due to the fear of rotting on the way. "When will the rains end?, crores worth of materials are stranded on the road, all of us businessmen are under stress," he said.