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Vehicular traffic has been closed on Siddharth Highway till 6 am on Wednesday.
Toynarayan Subedi, the chief district officer of Palpa informed that the traffic has been stopped to prevent further damage during the rains during the night. The District Administration Office, Palpa, had previously issued a notification that Palpa's Siddharth Highway and other main roads may be closed unexpectedly.
Due to continuous rains, traffic has been temporarily stopped in various parts of the Tansen-Butwal road section under the Siddharth Highway, as there is a risk of landslides and stones falling. Especially in Siddhababa area and around Bartung, the road has become very dangerous due to falling stones and landslides. Other places are also at risk of landslides. Keeping in mind the safety of passengers and drivers, the police said that they have stopped the movement of vehicles in the area since Tuesday evening. The District Administration Office Palpa and the Traffic Police Office jointly appealed and asked not to travel except for the essential. .
After the death of a motorcyclist in a landslide on the Siddhababa road section, traffic was stopped on Tuesday evening. District Police Office Palpa said that 36-year-old Janak Bhandari of Rampur Municipality-5 Talpokhara died in a landslide near Dobhan Headwalk, Tinau Rural Municipality-3, Palpa. The police said that the injured person died on the way while taking him for treatment. .
Deputy Superintendent of Police of the District Police Office Sunil Malla said that after being taken to the Lumbini Provincial Hospital in Butwal for treatment, the doctor declared him dead. While coming from Butwal to Palpa, the motorcycle number Lu 51 P 6633 fell into a landslide in the evening. His wife who was sitting behind the motorcycle was injured. The injured Kalpana Chapagai is the wife of the deceased Bhandari. His condition is normal . He is being treated at Lumbini Regional Hospital Butwal.
The police said that the driver Bhandari was thrown down from the road due to a sudden landslide from the upper part . Under the Siddharth Highway, in the Siddhababa section, when it rains from the upper part or even in winter, stones fall and landslides happen without knowing. Due to the risk of landslides, the movement of vehicles has been banned from Bertung and Sidwababa areas during the night . According to local resident Bishnu Prasad Pandey, landslides can occur anytime from Siddhababa to Dobhan section. Through this road, vehicles and passengers pass through different parts of mountains, mountains and plains.
