In Kalikot, despite the efforts of excavators and JVC to remove the landslides, continuous landslides have added to the challenges of opening the road.
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The Karnali highway has been completely blocked due to another landslide in Shubhakalika-1 Gangane river in Calikot. The hills across the Gangne River have completely collapsed.
Kalikot police chief Tek Bahadur Rawat said that although two machines like excavator and JVC were used to remove the landslide, it was difficult to work because the landslide was falling continuously. "Two machines are throwing it below, but it is falling from above," he said.
As soon as it rains, landslides with rocks and stones are causing pain to the passengers. Bir Bahadur Sunar, Information Officer of the District Police Office informed that the landslide caused by last night's rain started to be removed in the morning. "Due to the rain since yesterday evening, there was a landslide in the morning," he said. According to him, the road has been blocked for 37 days after 28 landslides have occurred since June.
'After the landslide blocked the road, they had to sit on the road hungry,' said Pavitra Shahi, a teacher who went to Surkhet, the principal of Vijosi Mavi Chowki. Karnali highway caused a lot of pain. Surkhet is about to go to teachers training, but it doesn't seem to have arrived.
As the landslides here have caused a lot of suffering to the residents of Karnali, the locals are demanding that a road be built to connect Khulalu via Vanakot in Achham.
"There was a lot of suffering due to daily landslides," said Pradeep Bohora, the spokesperson of Narharinath Rural Municipality, "As an alternative route, a road connecting Khulalu through Chiltada-Bhanakot in Achham should be opened by crossing Rakam Bridge in Dailekh. Binayak Panchadeval Municipality and Narharinath Rural Municipality of Achham should cooperate and put pressure on the government to bring the road from Pallo Chaal.'
