Temporary road being constructed on damaged BP Highway

KAVREPALANCHOK: Following the havoc wreaked by the Roshi River on the BP Highway on October 4 and 5, work has resumed on the temporary road diversion along the highway. As the water flow in the river subsided after the two-day flood, the diversion work commenced on Sunday.

The Division Road Office, Bhaktapur, in collaboration with Roshi Rural Municipality and Namobuddha Municipality of Kavrepalanchok district, has initiated the reconstruction of the diversion by redirecting the river to one side.

In October last year, approximately eight kilometres of road in various affected areas of the region were temporarily diverted and put into operation. The same section of road in the area suffered further damage and was washed away by floods and landslides this time as well.

Engineer Bindhu Adhikari, Information Officer, reported that temporary road construction will begin at one site in Chaukidanda, Kavrepalanchok, and at three or four additional locations towards Sindhuli. He noted that, since the road along the banks of Roshi River has to be maintained and no remnants of the road remain, the diversion will be reconstructed above the water level.

Due to the destruction caused by the floods and landslides, efforts to rebuild the diversion from Sindhuli on the BP Highway also commenced on Monday. Superintendent of Police Lal Dhwaj Subedi, head of the Sindhuli District Police Office, shared that a diversion from Nepalthok, Sindhuli, is currently under construction. He mentioned that the Division Road Office in Khalsite, Sindhuli, has begun constructing a diversion towards Nepalthok on the BP Highway using two excavators.

Various sections of the road from Sindhuli to Namobuddha’s Chaukidanda towards Kavrepalanchok were washed away, and, after sustaining damage, the highway became completely blocked.

At present, vehicles are using alternative routes via Khurkot–Manthali through the Araniko Highway.

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