Dry landslide obstructs Kaligandaki corridor

GULMI: Vehicular movement along the Kaligandaki Corridor has come to a complete standstill after a dry landslide occurred in Kaligandaki Rural Municipality-2 on Wednesday night.

A police team led by Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Baburam Shrestha from the Police Post, Purtighat, has reached the incident site, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Birendra Bir Bishwakarma of the District Police Office.

Efforts are underway to clear the landslide debris and restore traffic in coordination with Kaligandaki Rural Municipality and police personnel, Bishwakarma said.

The road obstruction has left vehicles travelling from Gulmi to Palpa, Butwal, Baglung, Parbat, Myagdi and Pokhara stranded since Wednesday night.

(With inputs from RSS)