Police Inspector Baburam Basnet, Information Officer of District Police Office Salyan, said that the Rapti Highway was blocked due to a landslide near Chorkhola due to the rain that fell around 6 pm on Thursday.
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The Rapti highway has been blocked due to landslides after the rains. The Rapti highway was blocked after a landslide near Chorkhola in Kapurkot rural municipality-3 of Salyan.
As the highway was blocked, vehicles and passengers were stranded on the road for more than 1 hour.
Rapti Highway was blocked due to a landslide near Chorkhola due to the rain that fell around 6 pm on Thursday, said Information Officer of District Police Office Salyan Police Inspector Baburam Basnet. Police Inspector Basnet informed that a dozer has been requested from the relevant agency to remove the landslide. According to him, due to the rain, the passengers have been affected due to the problem of the vehicle passing through the alternative route.
As the landslide is not big and stones are falling, he has asked the drivers and passengers to exercise caution. He said that as soon as it rains, the landslides that go to Chorkhola cause suffering to the passengers.
Cars stopped on the road after the Rapti highway was blocked by a landslide. Photo: Kantipur.
