The police are also giving information about the road closure through miking.
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The police have closed the road from Kathmandu to Chitlang via Thankot-Panighat. The road has been closed due to increased risk of landslides due to incessant rain.
According to Police Circle, Thankot, the road to Chitlang has been closed as a precautionary measure to prevent human casualties due to landslides. The police is also giving information about the road closure through miking.
According to SP Pawan Bhattarai of District Police Complex, Kathmandu, from the point of view of security, the road leading to Hetaunda through Matatirtha-Thakhel and from Chandragiri through Masine to Khanikhola has also been closed.
"We have stopped vehicles at those checkpoints by placing barricades, but we had stopped vehicles at Nagadhunga since morning," Bhattarai said.
The Department of Water and Meteorology predicted that monsoon activity will be active from 17 to 20 August. Now heavy rain is falling in different parts of the country. In this case, the Ministry of Home Affairs has instructed all four security agencies to be vigilant.
Nepali army helicopter has also been deployed for rescue.
