GAIGHAT, Sept 27: Siddhicharan Highway has been obstructed for the past week by a landslide occurred at Hardeni-2 of Udayapur district.
As a result, people are finding it difficult to reach their destination because of the closure of vehicular movements while traders have been affected by their failure to transport essentials and petroleum products.
Likewise, local people have complained that supply of essentials and petroleum products is running short in places like Ghurmi of Udayapur, Harkapur of Okhaldhunga and Khotang.
Disrupted for past week, Siddhicharan Highway yet to open
Local traders have been fleecing people by running black marketeering in the name of a shortage of essentials, complained Dipendra Chamling of Halesi Chasmitar-3.
He said prices of essentials and fuel have also soared, adding that customers were being charted almost double for essentials and petroleum products.
Situation will be worsening for those who need to travel long routes at a time when Dashain festival is fast approaching, said Surendra Khadka of Ghurmi.
When asked, the Area Police Office, Katari said although efforts were on with the help from police, Road Division Office and local people to open the road, continuous fall of landslides was creating difficulties. RSS
